Paris Notre-Dame Cathedral to Be Re-Opened in 2024, Minister Asserts

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is on the right track for re-opening it for the public once again 2024, French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak, Reuters reported on Thursday.

Abdul Malak said that the phase of the clean-up of the restoration was ended, so, the process of rebuilding work to start by the end of this summer.

"We are confident that 2024 will be the year a large part of this work is completed, the year of the re-opening of the cathedral to worshippers and to the public," Abdul Malak said after visiting at the site.

Last April, French President Emmanuel Macron visited the historical site Notre Dame Cathedral three years after the destructive fire.

Macron described to reporters that the times that people live now are somehow difficult, but there is a sign of hope which is represented in the reconstruction of the cathedral.

Macron was also accompanied by French Army General, Jean-Louis Georgelin, and the First Lady, Brigitte Macron.

In 2019, sadness predominated Catholics across the world after fire engulfed one of Paris most visited sites, Notre Dame Cathedral. Fire officials say that the towers have been saved.

The cathedral would have been celebrating with the public the Holy Week when the death and resurrection are marked.

The 850-year-old gothic building caught fire at 5.50 pm local time. Police says that it happened accidentally, and may be caused by building work, bearing in mind that the cathedral had been undergoing a 20-year-old renovation project.

To contain the accident 400 firefighters have been mobilized.