Fire of Notre Dame Cathedral, President of France "Reconstruction within 5 years" April 10, 10:07

It's been 15 years since the fire of Notre Dame Cathedral in France, which has a history of 850 years. Amid the spread of the new coronavirus, the repair work had to be suspended, and President Macron once again indicated that he would aim for reconstruction within five years.

At the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, which is registered as a World Heritage Site, a large-scale fire broke out in April last year, causing most of the towers and roofs that are over 90 meters high to collapse.

At the cathedral, scaffolding for restoration work has been set up, and construction work has been done so far, but it has been suspended since the last month due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.

On the 15th, one year after the fire, President Macron said in a video statement, saying, "As promised, we will rebuild the cathedral within five years. We will do our best to catch up." He showed his intention to rebuild within 5 years.

The construction for the reconstruction of the cathedral has been forced to be interrupted many times until now due to bad weather, etc., but the interruption of this construction due to the spread of infection is at least two until the middle of next month. It is expected to span the month.

The person in charge of the reconstruction project has indicated that they will resume construction as soon as measures are taken to protect the workers from infection, and they have achieved the goal of conducting a mass in the cathedral in April 2024, five years after the fire. I want to