April 17 local time on the evening of the 15th, a fire broke out in Notre Dame, a famous landmark in France. When the fire broke out, countless onlookers saw the arrow shaped spire on the church top collapse with the spire, and the wind vane shaped like a rooster on the spire also disappeared. Because the 'rooster' contained three 'holy things', its fate affected the French heart. So why do cocks on the top of the tower attract people's attention? Are the three creatures in a rooster still there?
Although French media once claimed that the "rooster" was destroyed in the fire, fortunately, the French Ministry of culture confirmed on Tuesday (16) that the famous Rooster like wind vane was found in the ruins.
French media reported the lucky discovery one after another and said: 'it's a miracle. We thought it was burned in the fire.' the cock fell into the church with the arrow shaped spire of Notre Dame in Paris in the fire. When the arrow shaped spire fell down, the cock fell out from the right and fell to the ground. '
Soon came the news that the rooster had been found by the field staff. A source from the French Ministry of culture told Le Parisien: 'the rooster was saved. I saw the chairman of the Paris Federation of architecture holding the rooster. It was slightly deformed, but it must be repairable. But its shell is stuck. We can't confirm whether the relics of the sage in the cock are still there.
The falling cock weathervane was flattened.
"Rooster" although damaged, but it was found that the news made French netizens very excited, in a short time, thousands of people left a message to like. There are also netizens asking about the sacred things inside the rooster.
The cock wind vane contains three 'sacred objects', one of the 70 thorns on the crown, and the remains of Saint Denis and Saint Genevi & egrave; ve. According to historians, this Rooster and its' internal 'sacred objects are used as the' lightning rod 'of Parisian religion and even spirit to protect the believers and all Parisians.
In addition to its cultural value, the image of rooster itself is also popular in France. Among the national symbols of France, the tricolor flag and the Gallic Rooster are the most prominent. The Gallic rooster was the image created by the external enemies of France in order to attack France. Later, it was used by the king of France in opposition, and turned to serve the foreign struggle. Later, it was accepted by the French people, and it really has the national character.