it's like losing the Taj mahal or the Bouyan Temples in Angkor Wat
Notre Dame de Paris is on fire
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it's like losing the Taj mahal or the Bouyan Temples in Angkor Wat
Yes, it was a world heritage.
@Picdelamirand-oil & other esteemed French members.
Our commiserations on this unfortunate event. I only hope the damage caused isn't major and certainly not irreparable or irreversible. I'm sure this isn't an event the French can't handle and can't recover from. Hope the worst is over and the process of rebuilding commences immediately.
Our commiserations on this unfortunate event. I only hope the damage caused isn't major and certainly not irreparable or irreversible. I'm sure this isn't an event the French can't handle and can't recover from. Hope the worst is over and the process of rebuilding commences immediately.
Please note : Any pointing of fingers, on this thread, towards any community will disappear. Till any evidence for the same is presented by legal authorities, request you to not spoil the thread.
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French billionaire businessman Bernard Arnault's family and his LVMH luxury goods group will donate 200 million euros ($226 million) to help repair Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral, said a statement issued on behalf of Arnault.
"The Arnault family and the LVMH group would like to show their solidarity ata this time of national tragedy, and are joining up to help rebuild this extraordinary cathedral, which is a symbol of France, of its heritage and of French unity," said the statement.
Arnault's pledge follows a similar 100 million euros donation for Notre-Dame from Francois Henri Pinault, who heads the Kering luxury goods company.
"The Arnault family and the LVMH group would like to show their solidarity ata this time of national tragedy, and are joining up to help rebuild this extraordinary cathedral, which is a symbol of France, of its heritage and of French unity," said the statement.
Arnault's pledge follows a similar 100 million euros donation for Notre-Dame from Francois Henri Pinault, who heads the Kering luxury goods company.
I always hated Luxury brands, but as a mark of support will buy one non leather piece from LVMH.
I am sure people world over will open their purse strings to rebuild this place again back to its original shape.
Notre-Dame de Paris fire: launch of an international competition of architects for the spire.
To organize the reconstruction of the cathedral, the government will introduce a "Notre-Dame" bill, including increased tax cuts, and launch an international competition for the creation of a new spire, Edouard Philippe announced Wednesday.
Derogatory tax reduction for individuals
Faced with this colossal project, contributions were already beginning to flow, from Apple to the European Central Bank and thousands of anonymous people, reaching at least 800 million euros.
This bill will also grant individuals who make a donation "a 75% reduction in their income tax up to €1,000, and a 66% reduction beyond that". Companies, on the other hand, will benefit from the usual tax cuts for sponsorship.
International Architectural Competition
Finally, an international competition will be launched to provide Notre-Dame with a new arrow. It will "make it possible to decide whether to rebuild an arrow" in the same way - such as that of Viollet-le-Duc, which dated back to the 19th century - or whether a new arrow adapted to the techniques and challenges of our time is needed.
"History will remember that the Paris fire brigade saved Notre-Dame and the artistic treasures," historical and spiritual, the Prime Minister said, citing the holy crown of thorns or the tunic of King Saint Louis.
Incendie de Notre-Dame de Paris : lancement d’un concours international d’architectes pour la flèche
To organize the reconstruction of the cathedral, the government will introduce a "Notre-Dame" bill, including increased tax cuts, and launch an international competition for the creation of a new spire, Edouard Philippe announced Wednesday.
Derogatory tax reduction for individuals
Faced with this colossal project, contributions were already beginning to flow, from Apple to the European Central Bank and thousands of anonymous people, reaching at least 800 million euros.
This bill will also grant individuals who make a donation "a 75% reduction in their income tax up to €1,000, and a 66% reduction beyond that". Companies, on the other hand, will benefit from the usual tax cuts for sponsorship.
International Architectural Competition
Finally, an international competition will be launched to provide Notre-Dame with a new arrow. It will "make it possible to decide whether to rebuild an arrow" in the same way - such as that of Viollet-le-Duc, which dated back to the 19th century - or whether a new arrow adapted to the techniques and challenges of our time is needed.
"History will remember that the Paris fire brigade saved Notre-Dame and the artistic treasures," historical and spiritual, the Prime Minister said, citing the holy crown of thorns or the tunic of King Saint Louis.
Incendie de Notre-Dame de Paris : lancement d’un concours international d’architectes pour la flèche
Feel Good to read this all. Let us make it even more Grand than what it was.
'We don't know if it's enough': $1 billion may not cover Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilding costs after fire
'We don't know if it's enough': $1 billion may not cover Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilding costs after fire
'We don't know if it's enough': $1 billion may not cover Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilding costs after fire
You mean both the Irish & Brits are cheapskates. Good to know. Guess you'd have billed the French for the assistance you provided in WW-2 too, if you hadn't fled with only the clothes covering your backsides from Dunkirk. England's finest hour. Hurrah for the Jerries!!
While deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of mission #Clemenceau, the sailors of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier are showing their solidarity with @Paris, their sponsor city. #NotreDameDeParis
No, I mean to say that both France and the UK contribute billions to the EU every year, the very least we should get in return is insurance of our major historical structures, which are also European historical structures.