A special spotlight is now shining on their little-noticed skills: UNESCO inscribed the zinc roof restoration techniques on ...

UNESCO has formally recognised 'the skills of Parisian zinc roofers' as part of its list of intangible cultural heritage, but ...

From before sunrise to after sunset, in slippery winters and scorching summers, the roof restorers of Paris toil away, ...

UNESCO recognises Parisian zinc roof restoration techniques as Intangible World Heritage, highlighting the skills that shape ...

Using welding techniques from the 1800s, they measure each new sheet of zinc so it fits the shape of the roof just right. Then they mount the often slippery roofs to affix the sheets to their new ...

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 ...

PARIS, Dec 5, (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 ...

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 skyline ...

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 ...