EP 405: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Notre Dame Statues)

On April 16, 2019 we woke up and realized the fire of Notre Dame wasn’t just a bad dream, it had happened. Although, in the days following little pieces of good news began to appear. With a stroke of luck, the statues lining the ribs to the spire were removed just days before. The 12 statues of the Apostles and four figures of the Evangelists flew across the skyline of Paris on April 11, 2019. Each one weighed 500 pounds and to remove them their heads were detached and they were h...