Maintenance Renovation: Cologne Cathedral and Master Builder

maintenance renovation: French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild the iconic Parisian landmark, and donations and offers of help have poured in, according to Deutsche Welle. The Cologne Cathedral was severely damaged in bombing during WWII. The reconstruction ended in 1956, though today constant maintenance and renovation still take place. The blaze took 15 hours to extinguish, and the full extent of the damage remained unknown two days later as an investigation into its cause got underway. Architect and art historian Barbara Schock-Werner was the master builder of the Cologne Cathedral from 1999 to 2012 and therefore responsible for all of the building's structural conservation work. Deutsche Welle What came to mind when you saw the images of Notre Dame Cathedral in flames Barbara Schock-Werner I felt terrible. DW asked her about the damage to Notre Dame and the reconstruction process. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.