Stéphane Place, edited by Yanis Darras 10:15 am, April 06, 2023

After the fire at the door of the city hall of Bordeaux during a day of demonstration against the pension reform, the city is thinking about the options available to it to restore it, replace it, or leave it in its state. In the streets of the city, residents are divided on the issue.

A monumental door, blackened, charred two centimeters thick, but still standing on its hinges. Nearly three weeks after the fire of the door of the city hall of Bordeaux during overflows after a demonstration against the pension reform, the city hall is wondering about the strategy to apply.

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A state that is debated

Should it be restored? Leave it as it is? Or should it be replaced by a more modern door? The people of Bordeaux are also quite divided on the issue. "I would try to freeze those ashes so that it stays that way. I do not approve of the gesture. On the other hand, indeed, I find that finally, it is aesthetic, "says at the microphone of Europe 1, a resident. Like her, many do not object to keeping the door in this state. "Let's leave it like this. It will tell this day" in time. "And then, just put back a little black varnish" and voila, continues this resident.

But for others, this idea is unthinkable. "It's like Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. It will be redone identically, so this door, it's the same, "says a passer-by in front of the city hall.

Residents called to vote

Third hypothesis evoked by the mayor a new door, but modern this time: "I think" that it is a good idea. "There are some monuments in Paris and especially the Louvre pyramid, which is in the middle of historic buildings, where it works well. In reality, everyone finds it very beautiful and so do I," says another passer-by.

But we will still have to be patient before knowing the fate of the door of the town hall of Bordeaux. Once validated by the Drac and the Bâtiments de France, the various work options will be submitted to residents via an online platform, promises the mayor of the city, Pierre Hurmic.