Editing Notre-Dame de Paris (section)

===Colour and controversy===
The colour of the restored interior would be "a shock" to some returning visitors, according to General [[Jean-Louis Georgelin]], the French army officer heading the restoration. "The whiteness under the dirt was quite spectacular".<ref>"The Art Newspaper", "Notre Dame's fresh interior—cleaned with controversial latex paste—will deliver a 'shock', restoration chief promises," 22 November 2022.</ref> The stone was sprayed with a latex solution to remove accumulated grime and soot. The cleaning of the church interior with latex solutions was criticised by Michael Daley of Artwatch UK, referring to the earlier cleaning of [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in London. He asked, "Is there any good basis for wishing to present an artificially brightened and ahistorical white interior?"<ref>"Notre Dame's fresh interior—cleaned with controversial latex paste—will deliver a 'shock', restoration chief promises", "The Art Newspaper", 22 November 2022.</ref> Jean-Michel Guilemont of the French Ministry of culture responded, "The interior elevations will regain their original colour, since the chapels and side aisles were very dirty. Of course it is not a white colour. The stone has a blonde colour, and the architects are very attentive to obtaining a patina which respects the centuries".<ref>"The Art Newspaper", 22 November 2022.</ref>