France's Fire-Damaged Notre-Dame Cathedral Will Be Restored Exactly As It Was Before Last Year's Fire

Daily Mail/Reuters: France's fire-ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral will be restored exactly as it was before inferno and it will be ready to take Mass before 2024 Paris Olympics, official pledge

Paris' centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt as it was before being engulfed in a fire last year, the public body in charge of its restoration said on Thursday.

The April 2019 blaze gutted the Gothic landmark and major tourist attraction, destroying the spire and roof in a disaster that stunned the watching world.

A national heritage and architectural commission approved plans to restore the cathedral to its last 'complete, coherent and known' state, including the spire, the restoration body said in a statement.

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WNU Editor: I agree with this decision. Why change it into something that it never was.

More News On France's Decision To Restore The Fire-Damaged Notre-Dame Cathedral To What It Was Before Last Year's Fire

'Consensus' Notre-Dame spire should be rebuilt as it was -- France 24
Notre Dame: Cathedral's spire will be restored to 19th Century design -- BBC
Notre Dame spire must be rebuilt exactly as it was, says chief architect -- The Guardian
Macron approves restoration of Notre Dame spire 'as it was' -- DW
After months of debate over its design, the rebuilt Notre Dame cathedral could look exactly the same -- CNN
More than a year since the Notre-Dame cathedral fire, authorities have decided how it will be rebuilt -- ABC News Online