Toppled spire refurbishment begins

法巴黎圣母院开始修复

The first eight oak trees destined to replace the destroyed spire of Paris' scorched Notre Dame cathedral have been selected from the Berce forest in the French Loire region, church officials said.

巴黎圣母院官员近日表示，首批用以重建被烧毁的巴黎圣母院塔尖的8棵橡树已从法国卢瓦尔河地区的Berce森林中选定。

The iconic, 96-meter spire was completely destroyed in the fire that ravaged the Paris monument in 2019.

2019年，历史古迹巴黎圣母院突发大火，其上方高96米的标志性塔尖在大火中轰然倒塌。

It was made by architect Viollet-le-Duc in 1859.

这是1859年建筑师维优雷·勒·杜克负责修建的。

The first oaks measure around one meter in diameter.

第一批橡树的直径约为1米。

Officials said the 1,000 oaks that are needed to fully rebuild the spire are all scheduled to be cut by the end of March.

官员们表示，全面修复塔尖需要1000棵橡树，计划在3月底前全部砍伐完毕。