French President Macron vows to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral within five years

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French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Tuesday to rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris within five years, saying an "even more beautiful" landmark is possible.

The iconic house of worship was almost destroyed by flames Monday, and Macron said in a nationally televised address that France would spare no money or effort to make it whole again.

"And I tell you tonight with force, we are this people of builders," Macron said, according to a translation by NBC News.

"We have so much to reconstruct. So yes, we will rebuild the Cathedral of Notre Dame more beautifully. And I would like it to be achieved in five years from now. We can do it. And we will mobilize."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/french-president-macron-vows-to-rebuild-notre-dame-cathedral-within-five-years/ar-BBW0c3S?li=BBnb7Kz

[jberryhill]

1. That's gonna keep him busy on weekends

Does he even have a pickup truck for all that stuff he’s gonna need from Home Depot?

[unc70]

3. Well first they need a lot of blue tarp

I'm sure the first order of business is keeping the rain out.

I think five years is a really aggressive schedule, but they do have the money and the will. And the damage other than the roof and spire seems far less than I could imagine last night.

[jberryhill]

4. He should buy all the Flex Tape

And as much plywood as he can fit in the truck. Maybe rent one of those box trucks they have in the parking lot.

[FakeNoose]

2. That's very ambitious, but commendable

I'm sure there will be generous donations from the US and the other European countries.

[jberryhill]

5. Disney made a shitload off of the Hunchback

[backscatter712]

7. They're getting hundreds of millions of dollars.

That and it's fucking France - they've got the best people in the world for this sort of work.

And thank the Parisien firefighters - they saved most of the church. Yes, there's a lot of damage, but the outer walls are intact, the bell towers are intact, and they even managed to save most of the art.

[meow2u3]

6. It's going to take far more than 5 years to rebuild Notre Dame

The sheer size and complexity of this feat of humanity will not take just 5 years to complete and if by some miracle it does get done in such a short period of time, I'll end up questioning the quality of the workmanship.

[drray23]

8. Because you are an expert and already inspected the cathedral ? Nt.

[Apple Fritter]

9. I mean I don't know how long it will take but right now all I want to know is

what can be salvaged and restored. I also think before it should be rebuilt they have to investigate how this happened and what measures can be put in place that it won't happen again with any cathedral. They can put in some new fireproofing and special measures (I am not saying water sprinkler but something). There is also the fact that the spire is gone and the things held inside it. I am glad the rose window is safe since that's my favorite part of a cathedral but it's still sad.