A special spotlight is now shining on their little-noticed skills: UNESCO inscribed the zinc roof restoration techniques on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday. ″The ...

Eytan Levy, co-founder of Roofscapes, is trialling wooden roof covers to prevent the sun from hitting the metal directly.

PARIS — From before sunrise to after sunset, in slippery winters and scorching summers, the roof restorers of Paris toil away, replacing the zinc sheets that help define the city’s famous skyline.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A roofer carries zinc sheets of a building in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte ...

UNESCO on Wednesday added the techniques used by zinc roof restorers on Parisian buildings since the 19th century to its ...

15, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) Fantine Dekens, 21, cuts zinc sheets on the roof of a building in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) A roofer works on a building in ...

UNESCO on Wednesday added the techniques used by zinc roof restorers on Parisian buildings since the 19th century to its ...