Magnate will give 100 million euros to rebuild Notre Dame | Chronic

The magnate François-Henri Pinault, Owner of a luxury fashion empire with brands such as Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, announced that he would donate 100 million euros for the reconstruction of the iconic cathedral Our Lady of Paris Rio de Janeiro, who sent her solidarity to the French.

Pinault, CEO of Kering, parent company of brands such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Puma and Fnac, made his decision public by a statement in which he pledged to allocate this sum to the reconstruction.

President Emmanuel Macron he affirmed before the facade of Notre-Dame, still in flames, that France would rebuild the cathedral, pride of the nation for 850 years, and called for a national and international collection. An hour later, Pinault, owner of the luxury Kering empire, announced in a statement that he would donate 100 million euros to help rebuild the monument, reported the European media.

Pinault, CEO of Kering, parent company of brands such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Puma and Fnac, made his decision public by a statement in which he pledged to allocate this sum to the reconstruction. The structural damage of the Gothic building is enormous after the fire. Firefighters will work all night. They managed to stop the fire before it reached the north facade.

Of the other damage caused by the disaster, the central needle of the cathedral, the rosettes exploded and the vaults gave way, leaving the inside of the ships, and the damage is still incalculable . Despite the ferocity of the flames, they managed in the early hours of fire to save important works of art and relics such as the crown of thorns of Jesus Christ or the nails of his crucifixion.

The National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, the oldest in Brazil, which lost much of its collection of 20 million pieces due to a fire last year, lamented Today at Notre Dame and through social networks have expressed their solidarity with the French. "Our institution, which has experienced a similar episode in recent history, sympathizes with the French at this time", adds the note of the National Museum.