
It worked 800 years ago: CUA students building replica of Notre Dame roof truss using medieval techniques
The project comes as the real Notre Dame roof is being reconstructed after a 2019 fire. A crane was used to help get 46-foot long oak logs onto the campus. But the bulk of the work will be done using axes and other medieval techniques. (WTOP/John Domen) It’s hard to dispute that the Notre Dame…