Hear the Bells of Notre Dame
Following the fire which broke out in Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral on 15 April 2019, many feared the bells, renewed as part of the 850th anniversary celebrations in 2013, might clatter to the ground if the flames caught hold of the towers.
Fortunately that did not happen and the bells are still sitting in their frames.
But for now, to the dismay of many Parisians, they must be silent for a time. Exactly 24 hours after the fire broke out, more than 100 cathedrals across France tolled their bells in solidarity with the people of Paris, as did many British towers.
The New York Times commented that "Emmanuel", the greatest of Notre Dame’s bells, which has marked so many events, great and tragic, will yet lead the majestic chorus again.
Though unable to mark the Resurrection on Easter Day, 2019, perhaps the peal will be heard again soon.
Here are the bells as they were heard during the celebrations in 2013.
Bells on Sunday from Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Recorded during the Cathedral's 850th anniversary celebrations in 2013.
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