The installation by a crane of a new golden rooster, reimagined as a dramatic phoenix with licking, flamed feathers, goes beyond being just a weathervane atop the cathedral spire. It symbolizes ...

The installation by a crane of a new golden rooster, reimagined as a dramatic phoenix with licking, flamed feathers, goes beyond being just a weathervane atop the cathedral spire. It symbolizes ...

Meanwhile, the structure’s famous rose windows and bell towers remained standing. A rooster weathervane that had topped the famous spire was feared to be lost, but it was remarkably found intact ...

A rooster weathervane has been fitted to the new spire of Notre-Dame as work continues to restore the cathedral scheduled to reopen next year. The sculpture is made of golden copper and replaces ...

PARIS — A replica of Notre Dame’s golden rooster weathervane has been fitted to the new spire by a huge crane and a host of workers in a significant moment of the Paris landmark’s restoration.

But the era of the golden weathervane shaped like a rooster atop First Church is coming to a close. It will be removed for its own safety, the church recently announced. The 302-year-old ...

One expert who assessed the rooster called it a “magnificent example of an American weathervane, but more so, a magnificent example of American vernacular sculpture,” according to the church.

The installation by a crane of a new golden rooster, reimagined as a dramatic phoenix with licking, flamed feathers, goes beyond being just a weathervane atop the cathedral spire. It symbolizes ...

The installation by a crane of a new golden rooster, reimagined as a dramatic phoenix with licking, flamed feathers, goes beyond being just a weathervane atop the cathedral spire. It symbolizes ...