Published 14:29 IST, November 27th 2021

France: Notre Dame revamp plans face backlash from critics, call it 'woke theme park'

Notre Dame cathedral which caught fire on April 16, 2019, is being transformed into "Disney's woke theme park," according to the critics.

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tre Dame cadral which caught fire on April 16, 2019, is being transformed into "Disney's woke me park," according to critics. French President Emmanuel Macron has anunced that church is scheduled to reopen in 2024. As per reports of Telegraph, several critics have warned that plans to drastically alter interior of medieval cadral and icon of Paris will turn it into an "experimental showroom."

Confessional boxes, altars, and classical statues will be replaced with fashionable art murals, as well as music and lighting effects. Visitors will be guided through numerous chapels on a discovery trail, with an emphasis on Africa and Asia, and scripture in multiple langus, including Mandarin, will be projected onto walls, according to Sputnik.

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What y want to do to tre Dame would never be done to Westminster Abbey

Maurice Culot, a rewned Parisian architect stated that it seems as if Disney were infiltrating tre Dame. He furr said that what y want to do to tre Dame would never be done to Westminster Abbey or Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. He also thinks that it is like a me park, and it's quite infantile and petty.

A senior source, according to Sputnik stated that remodelling proposals threaten to turn tre Dame into an experimental showcase that would mutilate church. source also stated that this is a case of political correctness gone berserk as y want to turn tre Dame into a one-of-a-kind liturgical showcase when it should be a monument where even tiniest modification should be handled with extreme caution.

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When tre Dame's crumbling tower caught fire on April 15, 2019, it was nearly completely destroyed by an infer. roof and spire are being restored, but new plans would drastically alter portions of cadral that were previously unaffected. More than £700 million was contributed to repair works as a result of outpouring of grief following fire, according to Sputnik. In 2024, year Paris hosts Olympics, President Emmanuel Macron has set a goal of bringing visitors back inside.

Revations will bring cadral into twenty-first century

Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit said in June that interior revations will bring cadral into twenty-first century while keeping its unique identity in spirit of Christian tradition, according to Sputnik. He also said that those designs were geared toward future rar than past.

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14:29 IST, November 27th 2021