Tempers flare over rebuilding of Notre-Dame spire
(Artdaily.org)

The French army general charged with overseeing the rebuilding of Paris` fire-mangled Notre-Dame, has caused astonishment by publicly telling the cathedral`s chief architect to `shut his mouth` in a sign of tension over the monument`s future look. General Jean-Louis Georgelin and chief architect Philippe Villeneuve are at odds over whether to replace the cathedral`s spire -- which was toppled in the April 15 blaze -- with an exact replica, or mix things up with a modern twist. President Emmanuel Macron, who appointed Georgelin to head the massive reconstruction project, has said he is in favour of adding a `contemporary` touch. But Villeneuve insists the tower must be redone exactly as it was before. Tensions