Notre-Dame Virtual Reality

I just did a virtual reality tour of the construction and restoration of Notre Dame cathedral. You wear a backpack containing a computer and a helmet over your head that projects the scene of medieval Paris. If you follow the line in the computer image, you won't run into the physical walls of the room. My fear of heights made me sweat as I appeared to be on a little platform raised up to the very top of the roof and then seemed to walk across the scaffold. I had to keep telling myself that this was just a video game and not real. It was really cool!

The picture shows a remnant of Notre-Dame's roof and spire ornament damaged by the fire.

The Statue of King Charlemagne guards the workshop of Notre Dame cathedral. He also hides the entrance to the public toilets behind him. The wall keeping the public out of the work site is lined with photos of the workers who are doing the restoration. There are murals all along the fencing explaining the fire and the restoration work. There's also a free museum underneath the plaza that shows more detail and artifacts. In a very strange way, the fire has made Notre Dame even more interesting.Read more