<p>Workers suspended from ropes will be lowered into the charred remains of scaffolding that melted atop Notre-Dame when the cathedral went up in flames and begin the delicate job of dismantling the 200 tons of metal.</p>.<p>An announcement that the work will start Monday and last through the summer months came Sunday from the office overseeing the restoration of the centuries-old jewel of Gothic architecture ravaged by fire on April 15, 2019.</p>.<p>Two teams of five workers each will take turns descending on ropes into the heat-warped web of scaffolding, made up of 40,000 pieces, and cut with saws through metal tubes that fused together in the inferno. The chunks will then be lifted out by a crane.</p>.<p>The imposing tower of scaffolding was erected before the blaze for the restoration of Notre-Dame's spire that was then toppled and destroyed by the flames.</p>.<p>Teams have spent months consolidating the structure with metal girders so it can be dismantled without collapsing.</p>.<p>The cathedral is still closed, and will be for several years during renovations.</p>
<p>Workers suspended from ropes will be lowered into the charred remains of scaffolding that melted atop Notre-Dame when the cathedral went up in flames and begin the delicate job of dismantling the 200 tons of metal.</p>.<p>An announcement that the work will start Monday and last through the summer months came Sunday from the office overseeing the restoration of the centuries-old jewel of Gothic architecture ravaged by fire on April 15, 2019.</p>.<p>Two teams of five workers each will take turns descending on ropes into the heat-warped web of scaffolding, made up of 40,000 pieces, and cut with saws through metal tubes that fused together in the inferno. The chunks will then be lifted out by a crane.</p>.<p>The imposing tower of scaffolding was erected before the blaze for the restoration of Notre-Dame's spire that was then toppled and destroyed by the flames.</p>.<p>Teams have spent months consolidating the structure with metal girders so it can be dismantled without collapsing.</p>.<p>The cathedral is still closed, and will be for several years during renovations.</p>