As the French venture among the most beautiful monuments in the country as part of heritage days, the reconstruction project of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral will begin with a reopening to the public in 2024.
In a press release sent this Saturday by the public establishment in charge of the conservation of the building, we learn that “The work to secure and consolidate Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, started on April 16, 2019 (the next day) of the fire), were brought to a successful conclusion according to the schedule ”.
“The cathedral is now completely secure,” indicates the document after a phase which led to the removal of the great organ, to cleaning test sites in two chapels, the installation of wooden hangers under the flying buttresses or the clearing and sorting of remains and securing of the transept crossing.
“France’s honor is at stake”
A necessary phase before launching the second which aims to restore the building ravaged by the flames. The restoration phase should begin this winter.
With the aim of returning the cathedral to worship on April 16, 2024, the day when a mass must be celebrated again in the nave, General Jean-Louis Georgelin, who manages the public establishment in charge of conservation, estimated last December. of Notre-Dame de Paris. Confirmed information and a deadline that should be kept, estimates in an interview given to our colleagues from the Parisian this Saturday as part of the heritage days.
“We are all focused on this goal. We must get there because it is in the honor of France. We said we would do it in five years! [NDR : un délai annoncé par Emmanuel Macron en 2019] The talents and know-how of this country, the money we have at our disposal, should enable us to meet this challenge. A failure would not only be mine, but that of our country ”, commented the general in this interview.