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Tiberge at GalliaWatch has a post on Paris' Notre Dame, which she titles "850 years old and still magnificent".
She writes about the the great organs of the cathedral, as well as soon-to-be restored, and greatly improved, bells, including one that is named Emmanuel. These bells are constructed by craftsmen in a foundry in Normandy, northern France. No modern engineering techniques or automated machines for these bells. Here is an article, and a long, but interesting, forum discussion on the restoration of these bells.
It is great to see the cathedral receive this attention. But I wonder why the French, who have so whole-heartedly accepted Islam in their midst, are paying such grand attention to their Catholic cathedral and its bells?
I think it is because liberals (as are most of the west's population) hang on to beauty and sacredness because they understand their superiority. But they don't believe in the religious and cultural institutions which create and harbor these achievements. Without these commitments and belief, these items which they admire so much will disappear and vanish. Liberalism is a slow decline into nihilism and emptiness. How long Notre Dame will last is for time to tell. At this rate, I cannot give it much time.
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I prefer the spectacular stained glass windows of the cathedral.