The restoration of the cathedral raised a million-dollar fund and required the work of thousands of specialists. A new stage of restoration is estimated for 2025.
The reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral It is a mobilizing event for the French community, especially after the tragic fire in 2019. After the event, which destroyed the beams of the medieval roof, spire and three sections of the stone vaulta million-dollar fundraiser was called and Nearly 2,000 people worked on its reconstruction for five years.
After the accident, 846 million euros were raised, of which 700 million were allocated to its reconstruction and they worked on the project 2,000 bricklayers, carpenters, art restorers, engineers and architects.
“As soon as I looked inside the day after the fire, I knew everything was going to be okay. The damage was not as bad as I feared,” said the cathedral’s chief architect, Philippe Villeneuvewho questions the theory that Notre Dame came close to completely collapsing.
The reconstruction of Notre Dame, in costs and times
The total accumulated collection exceeded expectations, with 846 million euros coming from private donations and large patrons from around the world. The amount allocated to the recomposition included the initial consolidation of the building to prevent its collapse and subsequent architectural restorationas explained Phillipe Belavalspecial advisor to the Elysée, to France 24.
A new route around the building was designed to cope with the 100 visitors per minute expected in the peak tourist season, after 2,000 days of work. The remaining 140 million euros will be used to a third phase of restoration scheduled for January 2025. With this money the facades, the sacristy roofs and key elements such as the buttresses of the choir will be rehabilitated.
Before the fire, the cathedral was already in disrepair and scaffolding had been placed to renew the spire and other external parts badly damaged by corrosion. The cathedral receives about 12 million people annually, a figure that is expected to increase.
Macron reopens Notre Dame with Trump, Zelensky and amid internal tensions
Macron promotes the reopening of the colossal cathedral amid internal weakenings, when France enters a period of deep uncertainty after the fall of Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government, for which there is still no replacement.
President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be present at the reopeningwho are united by the question of the war with Russia and the possibility of its ending.
Macron will meet with both at the Elysee Palace separately as prior to the ceremony. Meetings are planned at 4 and 5 p.m. (Paris time), before the French president’s speech in the square in front of the cathedral, although there is no word of a possible meeting between the three.
Source: Ambito
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