International architecture firm Gensler has proposed creating a pavilion alongside Notre-Dame as a temporary place of worship following the fire, which destroyed the cathedral's roof.
Situated on the square in front of the cathedral, Pavillon Notre-Dame is designed to host church services and markets for residents and visitors while the 850-year-old cathedral is being restored.
Notre-Dame's timber framework in the attic caught fire on 15 April 2019, with flames rapidly destroyed the roof, causing its spire to collapse into the nave below.

Gensler designed the conceptual proposal in response to calls from Notre-Dame's rector, Bishop Patrick Chauvet, and the mayor of Paris to create a temporary structure for the site.
Pavillon Notre-Dame would replicate the exact dimensions of the nave of the cathedral so that it feels familiar. The roof would be made from Ethylene Tetra Fluoro Ethylene (EFTEC) cushions, a lightweight plastic membrane, and the walls from translucent polycarbonate panels.

Panels behind the altar could be removed to give those inside an unobstructed view of Notre-Dame's west face.
These moveable panels could also be added, rotated or removed at ground level to enclose the Pavillon space for religious ceremonies or open it up for markets and performances.

In a symbolic gesture, its frame would be made of charred timber.
"Charred timber, which is one of the oldest and most effective methods of protecting wood from fire, also symbolises that what once des...