China News Service, January 10 (Xinhua) according to foreign media reports, French President Macron reiterated the restoration goal of Notre Dame de Paris on the 9th local time.
He said the cathedral plans to complete restoration and reopen in 2024.
Data map: April 15, 2022 is the third anniversary of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire.
The temporary metal scaffolding of Notre Dame de Paris has been erected to ensure the structural stability of Notre Dame de Paris.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
According to the "Parisian" report, on the evening of the 9th, Macron visited Notre Dame Cathedral with the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Macron said at the scene: "Our goal remains the same, and the cathedral will be opened in 2024."
Kishida Fumio said that in October 2019, a fire broke out in Shuri Castle, a world cultural heritage in Okinawa, Japan, and Japan has a deep understanding of the difficulty of reconstruction work.
He said he was "surprised at the speed with which Notre Dame was being rebuilt".
On April 15, 2019, a fire broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The fire engulfed the entire building and caused the church spire to collapse.
The fire was extinguished a day later.
It is reported that France has raised 1 billion euros to restore the cathedral.
After the fire, Macron said that Notre Dame will be rebuilt within five years, but some restoration experts believe that the reconstruction of the cathedral may last for more than 10 years.