The organ was covered in soot and damaged by humidity during the fire. Photo: ReutersWorkers have started dismantling Notre Dame's grand organ to let experts restore it in time for the fifth anniversary of the fire that damaged the Paris cathedral. The organ - the biggest musical instrument in France - was not burned by the flames that destroyed the cathedral's roof and spire on April 15, 2019. An organ like this is enormous and looks indestructible, but it is actually very fragile," Olivier Latry, one of Notre-Dame's official organ players, told Europe 1 radio. Church officials also hope Notre-Dame will be open for mass by 2024, when Paris is due to host the Olympic Games.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 03, 2020 22:18 UTC