{"id":2528996,"date":"2026-01-03T09:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-thousands-sign-petition-against-macron-swapping-notre-dame-stained-glass-with-modern-replacements\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T09:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:52:24","slug":"hundreds-of-thousands-sign-petition-against-macron-swapping-notre-dame-stained-glass-with-modern-replacements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-thousands-sign-petition-against-macron-swapping-notre-dame-stained-glass-with-modern-replacements\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Thousands Sign Petition Against Macron Swapping Notre Dame Stained Glass with Modern Replacements"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhundreds-of-thousands-sign-petition-against-macron-swapping-notre-dame-stained-glass-with-modern-replacements%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>French President Emmanuel Macron has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-mulls-muscular-new-title-for-strongman-putin\/\" title=\"Russia Mulls Muscular New Title For Strongman Putin\">proposed replacing<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-natl-cathedral-replaces-confederate-themed-glass-windows-with-racial-justice-themed-glass\/\" title=\"Washington National Cathedral replaces Confederate-themed ... windows with racial justice-themed ....\">stained-glass windows<\/a> in six of the seven chapels along Notre-Dame&#8217;s south aisle with contemporary designs chosen through a public competition.The plan has triggered widespread opposition: a petition arguing that the 19th-century windows by Eug\u00e8ne Viollet\u2011le\u2011duc are integral to the cathedral&#8217;s Gothic architecture gathered more than 331,000 signatures by Dec.30. Critics note the original windows survived the 2019 fire, that restoration work has focused on cleaning and consolidation, and that France&#8217;s Ministry of Culture had previously pledged not to alter them. Opponents say removing the windows &#8211; or relocating them to the H\u00f4tel-Dieu museum, as Macron has supported &#8211; would disrupt the cathedral&#8217;s design and strip the glass of its architectural meaning. The petition calls on authorities to respect the decision to retain the original windows and abandon plans for contemporary replacements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The world watched in horror as Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, sustained heavy fire damage in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>But only one year after the church was reopened to the public, hundreds of thousands of people are fighting to preserve the historic site &mdash; not from fire, but from French President Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n<p>The official wants to replace the stained glass windows in six of the seven chapels on the south aisle with more modern alternatives, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/over-330000-sign-petition-opposing-macrons-mark-on-notre-dame.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The Christian Post.<\/p>\n<p>Macron&rsquo;s desire for a &ldquo;contemporary gesture&rdquo; and a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >21st century mark&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on Notre-Dame would be driven by a competition in which members of the public could submit ideas for their designs.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/let-s-preserve-viollet-le-duc-s-stained-glass-windows-at-notre-dame-de-paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petition<\/a> against the proposal has earned more than 331,000 signatures as of Dec. 30.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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FRENCH FUME AS MACRON SPENDS &euro;3M TO &ldquo;WOKIFY&rdquo; NOTRE-DAME<\/p>\n<p>Macron is under fire for greenlighting a &euro;3M makeover of Notre-Dame&rsquo;s stained-glass windows, replacing historic 19th-century glass with modern designs critics say erase French heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The originals survived the 2019&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sqdl2Q10Et\">pic.twitter.com\/Sqdl2Q10Et<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/1999392528202711078?\">December 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here there is a search for architectural unity and a hierarchy of space that is an integral part of his work, and one of the aims of the work was to rediscover it,&rdquo; the petition said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact, the work in progress includes cleaning and consolidating all the stained glass windows.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The windows were not damaged by the fire, and the French Ministry of Culture previously vowed not to tamper with them.<\/p>\n<p>Macron has expressed support for moving the windows to the museum in the H&ocirc;tel-Dieu, but the petition said that such a plan would still needlessly disrupt the church&rsquo;s design.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After all, these stained glass windows, which are &mdash; deliberately &mdash; purely decorative compositions with geometric decorations, are only of interest in situ, as an integral part of the architecture,&rdquo; the petition continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They would have no meaning outside the architecture, and would take up a very large space in the rooms of the H&ocirc;tel Dieu, preventing other works from being displayed there, without any benefit to the public,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The designs for the new stained-glass windows at Notre-Dame Cathedral went on display today at the Grand Palais in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The existing windows, which survived the 2019 fire, remain intact and do not need replacing.<\/p>\n<p>Why is this necessary? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qAm6dbFykN\">pic.twitter.com\/qAm6dbFykN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicVote\/status\/1998430502403833984?\">December 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The petition asked whether the countless people around the world who made the restoration of Notre-Dame possible &ldquo;will accept that its restoration be altered by Emmanuel Macron&rsquo;s desire to leave his mark on it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The signatories of this petition are therefore calling for the Ministry of Culture&rsquo;s initial decision to retain the stained glass windows designed by Viollet-le-Duc in the cathedral to be respected, and for the President of the Republic&rsquo;s decision to equip six of the seven chapels in the south aisle with contemporary stained glass windows to be abandoned,&rdquo; 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