Notre Dame Reflections

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 16, 2019

Listeners call in with their thoughts on yesterday’s fire that destroyed part of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Plus, Bénédicte de Montlaur, cultural counselor of the French embassy in the United States, explains the cultural history of the church, and what it's meant to the country.

"This is a moment of sadness but also a moment of mobilization"
–– @BdeMontlaur LIVE on @BrianLehrer right now speaking about #NotreDame https://t.co/pqgY9WKz1P

Support the restoration of the of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris: https://t.co/yyz7yIRYpL pic.twitter.com/xq5xcQatmA
— French Embassy NY (@franceinnyc) April 16, 2019

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