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Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica to unveil restored facade on October 25
Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica is set to unveil its restored facade on October 25, after nearly ten years behind scaffolding.
The facade work is complete, but only about 20 per cent of the basilica’s overall restoration has been done.
The project covers the whole structure, including masonry damaged by years of freezing and thawing, rain and moisture.
The exterior work is expected to take about four more years, while restoring the interior may take another five to ten years.
The total cost is estimated at $100 million.
The parish is raising money through concerts, its coffee shop, fundraisers and a scheme that lets donors sponsor a stone and add a digital message to the facade.
Those messages are expected to become viewable by cellphone or projection in early 2027.
Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica will unveil its restored facade on October 25, after close to ten years behind scaffolding.
The facade restoration is complete, but about 20 per cent of the basilica’s overall restoration work has been done.
Executive director Michel Issa estimates exterior work will take four years, while interior restoration may take another five to ten years.
The total restoration is expected to cost $100 million, according to Issa.
A fundraising campaign lets donors sponsor a stone and leave a digital message that will be viewable from early 2027.
- Who
- Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal and the Fabrique de la paroisse Notre-Dame de Montréal.
- What
- The basilica will unveil its restored facade. Further exterior and interior restoration work remains.
- When
- October 25; the year is not stated in the article.
- Where
- Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal, Quebec.
- Why
- The facade has been restored as part of work on the basilica’s structure, whose stones and masonry have been damaged and weakened over time.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We would have liked to engrave the stones themselves, but unfortunately, that’s a logistical nightmare that’s impossible to pull off
All the masonry in the building needs to be reinforced and restored
After years of freezing and thawing, the stone has cracked in several places.
People were doing the best they could with the knowledge they had at the time, and, of course, in the long run, all these choices — which have proven questionable over time — have led to the situation we see today
The basilica’s facade remained behind scaffolding during restoration.
The basilica is scheduled to unveil its restored facade.
Donors’ digital messages on the facade are expected to become viewable.
- Facade unveiling
- October 25
- Overall work completed
- About 20 per cent
- Estimated exterior work
- Four years
- Estimated interior restoration
- Five to ten years
- Total restoration cost
- $100 million
- Digital messages viewable
- Early 2027
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