Notre Dame fund reaches nearly EUR1 billion

Monday, 22/04/2019 17:09
The fund to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral has already reached nearly a billion Euros.

Notre Dame Cathedral catches fire in Paris

World leaders share in sorrow over devastating Notre Dame fire in Paris

Notre Dame fund reaches nearly EUR1 billion (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Funds come mainly from large companies and businessmen, as well as through four public funds selected by the Ministry of Culture in France.

French multinational companies are among those who have pledged money to restore the medieval cathedral.

L’Oreal promised EUR200 million, while the LVMH luxury goods group run by Bernard Arnault, the richest man in France, has pledged the same.

Multi-billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault and oil company Total have also pledged EUR100 million.

UiPath founder Daniel Dines announced that his company would donate EUR1 million for the reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral.

President Emmanuel Macron has claimed that the cathedral will be restored to its former glory “within five years”, ready for the Paris Olympics in 2024.

Earlier, the world leaders reacted with shock, horror and prayers to the massive fire.

Former US President Barack Obama was among those to express their sorrow as the French President vowed to rebuild.

“Notre Dame is one of the world’s great treasures, and we’re thinking of the people of France in your time of grief. It’s in our nature to mourn when we see history lost - but it’s also in our nature to rebuild for tomorrow, as strong as we can,” the former President tweeted along with an image of him visiting the cathedral with his daughters, Sasha and Malia.

Earlier, a huge fire engulfed Paris’s Notre Dame, the world-famous, over 850-year-old cathedral, damaging much of the structure and causing its iconic spire to fall on April 15th.

Known as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Paris, it attracts more than 10 million visitors each year./.

Compiled by BTA

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