PARIS (AP) — 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...