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# New look for the rooster as the decor is recreated after the original was lost in a fire
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/smushchaet-chto-novyi-simvol-notr-dam-de-pari-silno-otlichaetsia-ot-originalnoi-figury-sdelannoi-frantsuzskim-skulptorom-viktorom-zhoffrua-deshomom-avtorom-statui-dvenadtsati-apostolov/
- Published: 2023-12-17T11:31:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:40:08.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Architecture, Observations, Heritage, Paris

It is disconcerting that the new symbol of Notre-Dame de Paris differs so greatly from the original figure made by the French sculptor Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume, author of the statues of the twelve apostles at the foot of the spire.

And yet one may see a certain logic in this. After all, the genuine cockerel was lost in the fire, and any sculpture put in its place would be merely a newly made replica. So if a new cockerel is to be made, it may as well be given a new appearance, especially considering that the remaining decorative details are being recreated with historical accuracy

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