One year after it was gutted by fire, French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged that Paris landmark Notre Dame will be fully restored in five years. In a video statement on his Twitter account, Macron said “everything” would be done to rebuild Notre-Dame in five years, as he promised last year. Un an après l’incendie de Notre-Dame de Paris, mon message à toutes celles et ceux qui l’ont sauvée et qui aident à la reconstruire : FILE – Firefighters douse flames from the burning Notre Dame Cathedral as people look on in Paris, France, April 15, 2019.Macron thanked rescuers, donors and builders, who “paved the way to those better days that are soon to come…” The cathedral’s bell, which had rung only once since the fire on April 15, 2019, will ring Wednesday evening to commemorate the fire. The ringing, at 8:00 p.m. Paris time, will coincide with the hour Parisians have been applauding from their windows in honor of medical staff who have been treating COVID-19 patients.
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