巴黎聖母院塔尖將按原樣重建

法國總統馬克龍7月9日同意了專家委員會的建議，將盡量按照原樣重建巴黎聖母院塔尖。馬克龍此前曾表示支持給巴黎聖母院增添一些現代元素。不過根據最近的民意測驗，大多數法國人希望巴黎聖母院能按原樣重建。馬克龍希望巴黎聖母院能在2024年之前恢復往昔的輝煌，特別是能夠趕上2024年巴黎奧運會。

The spire of Notre Dame cathedral, which was destroyed in a fire last April, will be restored according to the original Gothic design.

去年四月在一場大火中被燒燬的巴黎聖母院的塔尖將按照原來的哥特式設計重建。

spire[ˈspaɪə(r)]：n.尖頂；尖塔

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision, putting an end to speculation that the spire would be rebuilt in a modern style.

法國總統埃馬紐埃爾·馬克龍宣佈了這一決定，從而結束了以現代風格重建塔尖的猜測。

Mr Macron had previously hinted he was in favour of a "contemporary gesture".

馬克龍此前曾暗示，他支持“現代風格”。

However he has said he wants the restoration to be completed by 2024, when Paris is hosting the Olympics.

然而他表示，希望重建工作能在2024年完成，屆時巴黎將舉辦奧運會。

The Elysée said Mr Macron's main concern was "not delaying the reconstruction and making it complicated - things had to be cleared up quickly".

愛麗捨宮表示，馬克龍的主要擔憂是“不要拖延重建和使其複雜化——必須儘快解決”。

It added that the process of designing a modern spire, with an international competition for architects, could have caused unnecessary delays.

愛麗捨宮補充說，設計現代尖塔的過程，加上全球建築師競標，可能會造成不必要的延誤。

"The president trusts the experts and approved the main outlines of the project presented by the chief architect which plans to reconstruct the spire identically," the Elysée said.

愛麗捨宮表示：“總統信任專家，並批准了首席建築師提出的重建項目概要，計劃按原樣對塔尖進行重建。”

The announcement followed a meeting of France's national heritage and architecture commission (CNPA).

該聲明是在法國國家遺產和建築委員會召開會議後宣佈的。

When the 13th century roof of the Paris cathedral caught fire during restoration works in April 2019 it sparked a vast outpouring of emotion, as well as donations from across the world.

2019年4月，巴黎聖母院建於13世紀的屋頂在修復工作中起火，引發了衆人的悲傷之情，世界各地的人們也爲此進行了捐贈。

Within two days about €900m had been raised for the cathedral's restoration.

兩天之內，巴黎聖母院的修復工作就籌集到大約9億歐元（約合人民幣71億元）。

The cathedral's first spire was built in the 13th Century, but due to extensive damage it was removed in the late 18th Century. Its replacement, designed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, was built in the mid-19th Century.

巴黎聖母院的第一個塔尖建於13世紀，但由於嚴重損壞，在18世紀末被拆除。新的塔尖由建築師尤金·維奧萊特-勒-德克設計，建於19世紀中期。

Since last year's fire, discussion over how to restore the spire has been tense.

自去年火災以來，關於如何重建塔尖的討論一直很激烈。

Jean-Louis Georgelin, the army general put in charge of the reconstruction effort, wanted a modern alternative. This idea appeared briefly to have President Macron's backing, when he said he would be in favour of a "contemporary gesture".

負責重建工作的陸軍將軍讓-路易•喬治林想按照現代風格重建塔尖。這個想法似乎曾得到馬克龍總統的支持，馬克龍說他將支持“現代風格”。

This sparked a wave of unconventional proposals from architects around the world - including one design with a rooftop pool, and another with a giant park and greenhouse on the roof.

於是全球建築師紛紛提出非傳統方案——包括屋頂有游泳池的設計，另外一個設計中，屋頂上有一個巨大的公園和溫室。

But the cathedral's chief architect Philippe Villeneuve spoke out strongly in favour of a faithful restoration to the previous, 19th Century design.

但巴黎聖母院的首席建築師菲利普·維倫紐夫表示強烈支持按照19世紀的原樣設計重建。

In one particularly heated exchange last November, Gen Georgelin told Mr Villeneuve to "shut his mouth" - causing audible gasps in a meeting of the National Assembly's cultural affairs committee.

在去年11月一次特別激烈的討論中，喬治林將軍告訴維倫納夫“閉上嘴”——這在國民議會文化事務委員會的一次會議上引起了爭論。

【小知識】

巴黎聖母院是哥特式建築，位於巴黎市中心塞納河畔，始建於1163年，於1345年完工，是法國最具代表性的古蹟之一。2019年4月15日，聖母院的屋頂和塔尖在大火中被燒燬。巴黎聖母院正式修復工程預計從2021年開始。