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Related: About this forumNotre Dame: Cathedral's spire will be restored to 19th Century design.
'The spire of Notre Dame cathedral, which was destroyed in a fire last April, will be restored according to the original Gothic design.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision, putting an end to speculation that the spire would be rebuilt in a modern style.
Mr Macron had previously hinted he was in favour of a "contemporary gesture".
However he has said he wants the restoration to be completed by 2024, when Paris is hosting the Olympics.
The Elysée said Mr Macron's main concern was "not delaying the reconstruction and making it complicated - things had to be cleared up quickly". . .
In one particularly heated exchange last November, Gen Georgelin told Mr Villeneuve to "shut his mouth" - causing audible gasps in a meeting of the National Assembly's cultural affairs committee.'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53357792?
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regnaD kciN
(26,665 posts)...that was created 600 years after the original Gothic cathedral? More like "the original Victorian-era design."
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(19,270 posts)JennyStevens
(21 posts)Yay. Looking forward to being able to visit it again one day.