Notre-Dame鈥檚 scaffolds to be removed
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Melted scaffolding atop fire-ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral will be removed 鈥渋n the coming weeks鈥 to allow restoration work to begin next year, France鈥檚 culture minister said yesterday.
It鈥檚 been six months since an April 15 fire gutted the medieval Paris structure, which was under renovation at the time and crisscrossed with scaffolding where its spire once stood.
The twisted metal remained in place after the fire as engineers tried to determine whether removing it would exacerbate structural weaknesses from the blaze.
France鈥檚 Culture Minister Franck Riester said that before rebuilding can begin, several more months of conservation work done in parallel with an evaluation of the cathedral鈥檚 soundness need to be completed. 鈥淥ur Notre-Dame de Paris is not yet totally saved,鈥 Riester told reporters.
France鈥檚 President Emmanuel Macron promised in April that France鈥檚 beloved landmark would be restored within five years.
Critics say his timeline is overly ambitious.
The culture minister offered few hard deadlines.
He told reporters yesterday that the French government prioritizes quality over speed, although he said the five-year timeframe represents the state鈥檚 鈥渁mbition to mobilize.鈥
鈥淔or us, the top priority is to do a quality restoration that captures the height of what our history represents for our country, for Paris, for the Catholic religion, for Notre-Dame,鈥 Riester said.
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