Thomas Adamson And Jeffrey Schaeffer
The Cathedral of Notre Dame is pictured on the eve of the second anniversary of its fire, in Paris, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. A fire partially destroyed the Notre Dame Cathedral in the early evening of April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
April 15, 2021 - 3:24 AM
PARIS - Two years after a fire tore through Parisâ most famous cathedral and shocked the world, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited the building site that Notre Dame has become to show that French heritage has not been forgotten despite the coronavirus.
Flanked by ministers, architects and the retired French army general who is overseeing the restoration of the 12th century monument, Macron assessed the progress of the ambitious rebuilding project and offered the pandemic-weary French public some hope that a completion date will arrive one day, if not in the near future.