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Work To Resume On Notre Dame Cathedral, Even Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Emily Zanotti
Work To Resume On Notre Dame Cathedral, Even Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
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French media reports that work will resume on Notre Dame Cathedral next week as the country races to complete renovations on the centuries-old church before the 2024 Summer Olympics, scheduled to be held in Paris.

The cathedral nearly burned to the ground last year, just days before Easter, in a shocking fire ignited, authorities now believe, by an electrical short from equipment left by a worker involved in a separate restoration project, shoring up the cathedral’s sagging roof.

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