French President, Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild burnt Notre-Dame cathedral within five years (WATCH VIDEO)

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On Tuesday evening (16th of April,2019), French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral “within five years”after the 850-year-old Paris landmark was partially gutted in a devastating fire.




“We will rebuild Notre Dame even more beautifully and I want it to be completed in five years, we can do it,” Macron said in a televise address to the nation a day after the fire incident.




As a reminder, Macron had earlier announced that a fundraising campaign would begin on Tuesday (4/16/2019) and called on the world’s “greatest talents” to help rebuild the cathedral.




Barely 2 days after a fund raising campaign was initiated to raise funds to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral, £1 billion Euros has already been contributed.




French multinational companies are among those who have pledged money to restore the medieval cathedral, which was engulfed by flames on Monday,the 15th of April, 2019.

L’Oreal promised 200 million euros (£172.7m) on Tuesday, while the LVMH luxury goods group run by Bernard Arnault, the richest man in France, has pledged the same.

Multi-billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault and oil company; “Total” have also pledged 100 million euros (£87m) each.




Other high-profile French donors included the investor Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere with 10 million euros, and construction magnates Martin and Olivier Bouygues, also with 10 million euros.

Among other firms, the Credit Agricole bank gave five million euros, while US private equity investor Henry Kravis has promised $10 (€8.8) million.




Corporate contributions are expected to climb, with blue-chip firms like Vinci, Michelin and BNP Paribas also saying they were weighing how to participate.

Air France said it would offer free flights to experts brought in to help with Notre-Dame’s renovation.




Such vast amounts of money mean it is almost certain that Macron’s claim the cathedral will be restored to its former glory ‘within five years’ looks extremely likely.




Today, Wednesday, the 17th of April, 2019, building teams brought a large crane and planks of wood onto the site, with plans already in place to begin the reconstruction effort.




Our ears are still on the ground. We shall provide you with more information as the story unfold.

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