The LVMH group and the Arnault family announced Tuesday a "donation" of 200 million euros to the fund dedicated to the reconstruction of Notre-Dame, after the gigantic fire that devastated the cathedral on Monday. "The Arnault family and the LVMH group, in solidarity with this national tragedy, are associated with the reconstruction of this extraordinary cathedral, symbol of France, its heritage and its unity", they write in a statement sent to the AFP.
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A few hours earlier the Pinault family had announced to release 100 million euros to participate in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris. "It's a tragedy that affected us all, and I saw my 17-year-old daughter crying in front of the images," said François-Henri Pinault at Nikos Aliagas' microphone on Tuesday morning. "It took us to the guts with my father, we wanted to react right away, and we felt that it was an absolute obligation to rebuild this cathedral, and in these times it's also a very symbolic gesture." he explained.