How much will it cost to rebuild Notre Dame?
How much will it cost to rebuild Notre Dame? French culture minister Rima Abdul-Malak announced this week that Notre-Dame cathedral, which is undergoing a vast, €846 million ($865 million) reconstruction after being ravaged by a massive fire in April 2019, should reopen in 2024 to coincide with the Olympic Games in Paris—timing that is sure to bring the eyes of ...
How much of Notre Dame burned?
Although the whole of the upper roof was destroyed, only one part of the stone vault was pierced, due to the brilliant technical achievement of its Gothic designers. So, the stone vaults that visitors see when they enter Notre-Dame have survived intact.
Can Notre Dame be saved?
But now, the cathedral's rector has raised doubts as to whether Notre-Dame will be salvaged at all. Monsignor Patrick Chauvet tells Jeffrey Schaeffer and Angela Charlton of the Associated Press that the historic building is so fragile there is a “50 percent chance” it cannot be saved.