What Will A Reconstructed Notre Dame Look Like? The Answer Is Up For Debate
Architects from around the world have flooded social media with their visions of a new Notre Dame. But 55% of French respondents say they want the cathedral to be just as it was before, a poll finds.
Notre Dame Cathedral may have been saved from the flames on April 15, but the medieval monument is still in grave danger of collapsing, according to French culture minister Franck Riester. The site was closed for three weeks over the summer for lead pollution cleanup, and now workers are racing the clock to stabilize the structure and clear remaining rubble so that reconstruction can begin.
On the day of the fire, President Emmanuel that the Paris landmark would be restored and open to the public within five years, an ambitious goal in view of the French
