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Originally Posted by skysurfer
I think it should be restored in its original state, although with modern construction techniques. It is not anymore possible to fell thousands of oaks for the trusses of the roof. There are no construction workers available to do this 13th century style construction work.
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The roof frame was original but the spire that burned down was built in 1860 or there about as most of the back. The front is original and unaffected. I read they salvaged all the important stuff inside on time. A lot of donations have been made nationaly and internationaly for repair. It is a golden opportunity for Macron to try to polarise and reunite the population as there is a lot of unrest in France at the moment. All the corporates and noble families in France are apparently outbidding each other with hundred of millions of euros for the reconstruction chest. These sums are 66% tax write off, so the state is at a loss. There is growing anger from people in the street who have been trying to make both ends meet and were repeatidely told the money wasn't available for support.The media was quick to jump on it to televise the whole thing. Bottom line is the fire happened because of lack of funding and skilled people in the restoration process.