This weekend, the whole world will have their eyes fixed on the French capital. And for good reason, after a devastating fire et 5 years of work, Notre-Dame de Paris is finally preparing to reopen its doors, presence of around fifty heads of state from the four corners of the planet, but also French and international artists and a crowd of curious people. We might as well tell you, dear Parisians, that it will undoubtedly be difficult to approach the monument before a certain time. Fortunately, from this Sunday, December 8, you can admire a disturbingly realistic replicaand above all much more interesting. For this, direction Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport.
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Nearly 3000 hours of work
It's simply an exceptional piece what did he imagine Baptiste Moreau, intervening at the Valrhona School, pour celebrate Notre-Dame de Paris who, like a phoenix, has just been reborn from its ashes. A huge chocolate construction, measuring 2.20 meters long, 1.50 meters wide, and 1.40 meters high. A replica of astonishing precision, produced as a duo with the architect Philippe Veluwhich required almost 3000 hours of workthe equivalent of two months without a break.
To reproduce unique gothic architecture of the most famous of Parisian monuments, the team had to use several specific techniques. THE gargoyles and others rosettes were thus hand-craftedand the cutouts the most meticulous were carried out with water jetthanks to the company Hydroprocessspecialized in this process. A way for the home to once again weave links between pastry and cultural heritagewhich she strives to do every day at her school. Last year, Walrus had also carried out the spire of Sainte-Chapellea chocolate sculpture of over 1.70 meters tallas part of the exhibition Paris, Capital of Gastronomy, from the Middle Ages to the present dayto the Concierge.
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An exhibition piece
And for our greatest pleasure, this chocolate cathedral will be soon visiblesince it will be exposed from this Sunday, December 8 at the heart of Terminal 1 from Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport. She will stay there for a good monthuntil January 15 next, before (normally) go on a wander in a traveling exhibition. We would like to be able to tell you that there will be fewer people to observe this chocolate replica that to visit the real (whose ticket office is already open), unfortunately, we sincerely think that it would be a lieRoissy not being renowned for being the most deserted place on earth. But whatever happens, we find the concept cool, and we say to ourselves that it's worth it.
