Notre Dame Cathedral on Fire

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The Archdioceses raised the equivalent of a little over 1 *BILLION* USA dollars to do the restoration work, too.  The top two countries for donations -- #1 - France, #2 - USA.  Just wow.

Mike

Interestingly, perhaps, the cathedral is owned by the French government, and it was rebuilt under the auspices of various governmental ministries. However, funding for reconstruction came almost exclusively from donations. I haven't been able to find too many specific details, but it seems that the financial involvement of the archdiocese centered on the altar and other strictly religious aspects of the reconstruction.