Paris: US President-Elect Donald Trump arrives to attend reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral

Dec 08, 2024

Paris (France) December 07 (ANI): United Sates President-Elect Donald Trump arrived in Paris to attend the Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening on December 7. Notably, just after the fire incident on April 15, 2019, Macron had pledged to restore the cathedral -- one of the most significant places in French history -- within five years.While the cathedral was being secured, in preparation for the rebirth of Notre Dame, it was decided that the cathedral would be rebuilt exactly as it was before. The vaulted ceilings, some of which had collapsed, were a priority of the project.According to estimates, the restoration cost a whopping 700 million euros (USD 737 million), CNN reported.A staggering 846 million euros (USD 891 million) was raised through donations from 340,000 donors in 150 countries.