Controversy over Notre-Dame restoration reignites as plans for "Disney" interiors emerge
The row over how the fire-gutted Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris should be restored has restarted as plans to give the interior a tourist-friendly makeover are emerging.
Confessional boxes, altars and classical sculptures are set to be replaced with modern art murals and new light and sound effects designed to create "emotional spaces", according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.
Visitors would be led on a "discovery trail" through themed chapels, including one with a strong environmental focus, under proposals seen by the newspaper. As part of the plans, quotes from the Bible would be projected onto chapel walls in various languages, including Mandarin.
Critics claim Disneyfication
Paris's famous Gothic cathedral was ravaged by a huge blaze in April 2019, leaving it severely damaged and causing the 19th-century spire to collapse. Following the fire, architects put forward proposals for a modern rebuild, but speculation over the cathedral's future was ended in May 2019 after president Emmanuel Macron confirmed that the spire would be rebuilt exactly as it had been before the fire.
However, the debate over the most appropriate way to renovate Notre-Dame was reignited last week when reports emerged about the planned revamp of the cathedral's interiors.
Read: Seven of the most outrageous proposals for Notre-Dame
Maurice Culot, a Paris-based architect and critic, told the Telegraph it was "as if Disney ...
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