French artist Claire Tabouret poses following a press conference after winning with The Atelier Simon-Marq, the selection to create new stained glass windows in six chapels of the south aisle of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris. — Photo: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP
Designs for six new stained glass windows in fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral were unveiled for the first time on Wednesday, with contemporary French painter Claire Tabouret chosen for a project intended to add a modern flourish to the 12th-century masterpiece.
The idea of replacing the windows in six chapels along the southern side of Notre Dame as part of the Paris monument's overhaul since a devastating 2019 blaze has been criticised by some conservation groups and led to an online petition.
