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French President Emmanuel Macron has set a deadline of 2024 to reopen Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral to worshippers and visitors. FRANCE 24's Revisited show is following the progress of this ambitious project and brings you a fresh update, three years after the devastating fire that badly damaged the world-famous cathedral. Our reporter Mélina Huet met those who are involved in the restoration work, both inside the mediaeval edifice and elsewhere in France. They now find themselves in a race against time.
Images of the exterior of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, some of which is under construction two years to the day after the fire that ravaged the building. French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit the site later today. IMAGES
The rector of Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral told Euronews that he felt "hopeful" that the reconstruction was still on track despite delays due to COVID and lead contamination.
The square in front of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, which has been closed to the public since the cathedral fire more than a year ago, reopens to the public."It's a great moment, there are a few moments in the life of the capital," enthuses Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris. IMAGES
Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral was ravaged by a devastating fire exactly one year ago. At 2000 local time, the "Emmanuel" bell in the cathdral's south tower will chime to commemorate the beginning of the fire. This is the only event planned on the construction site of the cathedral, which is suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. IMAGES
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