French tycoon Bernard Arnault and his luxury goods group LVMH pledge €200 million for reconstruction of Notre Dame, following reported €100 million donation from another French billionaire, Francois Pinault.
Pope Francis has phoned French President Emmanuel Macron to express his solidarity over the fire at Notre Dame, hours after the Vatican culture minister offered art experts who could possibly advise on reconstruction efforts.
Macron said Tuesday in a televised address to the nation that we will rebuild Notre Dame cathedral even more beautiful.Macron, who also said we have so much to rebuild, thanked firefighters and police and donors who are giving money for the renovation.The president of the University of Notre Dame said the school will donate 100,000 toward the renovation of Notre Dame cathedral following a devastating fire.
Cuomo says the lighting on Tuesday night will be a tribute to the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral, one of the worlds most sacred and celebrated religious monuments.The French flag has a white center flanked with blue and red. The U.S. flag has red and white stripes, with white stars on a blue background in the upper left corner.
He added that 40 to 50 investigators are working on the case but are not allowed to enter the monument yet for safety reasons.Some will call it a miracle. According to Notre Dames heritage director, only one piece of architecture inside the sacred building has been damaged. Telling the story of Quasimodo, a deformed bell-ringer of the cathedral in the 15th century, the book helped rally support for Notre Dames massive renovation later in the 19th century.
The prime minister offered British help with the rebuilding of Notre Dame, calling it one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.Serbias president Aleksandar Vucic has offered sympathy and help to rebuild the Notre Dame cathedral after the devastating fire, but tabloids under his control called the disaster Gods punishment.
Serbia and France have a long history of friendship. France played a major role in helping Serbs form their state in the Balkans after World War I.French interior minister Christophe Castaner says there are still some risks that may endanger the structure of Notre Dame cathedral. Guy said: Its the beauty of a monument and our history. She recalled that French schoolchildren learn that the island housing Notre Dame was the birthplace of France.Czech President Milos Zeman is offering France the expertise and assistance of leading Czech specialists to help restore Notre Dame cathedral.
The culture ministry says Greece is willing to provide academic experts and skilled technicians from its own restoration projects if help is needed. He called for the citizens of this country and the whole of Europe to support the reconstruction of Notre Dame. Among other contributors, Bouygues construction group CEO Martin Bouygues said he and his brother Olivier would donate 10 million euros.French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a Cabinet meeting Wednesday fully dedicated to the aftermath of the fire at Notre Dame cathedral.
He said that the cathedrals greatest paintings will be removed starting Friday. He said, We assume they have not been damaged by the fire but there will eventually be damage from the smoke.European Union chief Donald Tusk says the message of encouragement to France after the Notre Dame cathedral fire should be that its not the end of the world and that the damage will be repaired.
She said the first 24, 48 hours are crucial to protecting the stone and wood structure from water damage and assessing next steps. She warned that parts of the cathedral remain extremely fragile, notably hundreds of tons of scaffolding set up around the cathedral spire that collapsed. According to an interview he gave to Christian Family magazine after that attack, Fournier was based in Germany and in the western Sarthe region, before joining the Paris fire brigade.2:30 p.m.
Peter Fuessenich, who oversees all construction work for the Gothic cathedral in the German city, told broadcaster RTL on Tuesday that it will certainly take years, perhaps even decades, until the last damage caused by this terrible fire will be completely repaired. Julien le Bras company has 12 workers involved in the refurbishment, though none were on site at the time of the fire.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England, tweeted an image of the fire-damaged cathedral with a passage from the Bible: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.The Vaticans culture minister has offered words of hope to France following the devastating fire at Notre Dame, saying the cathedral is a living creature that has been reborn before and will continue to be the beating heart of France.
Krzysztof Szczerski said Tuesday that Duda has written to French President Emmanuel Macron to express Polands grief and solidarity at thet loss of heritage and cultural identity. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim worlds seat of learning, wrote on Facebook: Our hearts are with our brothers in France.Paris deputy mayor says Notre Dames organ, among the worlds most famous and biggest, remains intact after a devastating fire at Paris main cathedral.
The head of Egypts Copts, Pope Tawadroz II, said in a statement that the fire was a huge loss for entire humanity and affected one of the most important monuments in the world. Businessman Francois-Henri Pinault and his billionaire father Francois Pinault said they were immediately giving 100 million euros from their company, Artemis, to help finance repairs to the cathedral devastated by fire Monday night.
Tusk said: At stake here is something more than just material help. The burning of the Notre Dame cathedral has again made us aware that we are bound by something more important and more profound than treaties.
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