Notre Dame has not yet received the billion dollars promised after the fire.

The 1,000 million USD donations promised for the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral that emerged after the excitement caused by the fire, they have not yet been received by collections management foundationsMinister of Culture Frank Riester said today.

"It is too early to conclude that we have enough or too much money for catering. There may be a difference between the pledge and the payment of donations"Riester said after visiting the cathedral today, partly demolished and still closed to the public.

The head of culture reacted to the unilateral decision of the Heritage Foundation, one of four collections managers, who finalized the collection after obtaining $ 244 million.

"It is premature to make such a decision and we still do not know what the restoration work will be and we need to stay mobilized – this generosity with the foundations must continue to ensure their sufficiency," said the minister.

In this sense, Archbishop of Paris He stated in a statement that the figure had not been consolidated by any foundation or authority.

"Although the large pledges from well-known clients that have been publicly announced are not being questioned, most have not been finalized yet."insisted the Archbishop.

In addition, the Minister reminded that the collections of the Fondation de France, the Notre-Dame Foundation and the Center des monuments historiques have been open since the night of April 15th.

With Riester, they visited the damaged medieval building, the dean of the cathedral, Patrick Chauvet; the chief restaurant architect, Philippe Villeneuve, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, visiting the French capital.

At the same time, although the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office does not reject any hypothesis, the one that predominates is that of an accidental fire caused by a short circuit.

A small robot, helped by an element recovery arm and a high-definition camera, looks for signs among the charred remains of the cover, which are still in the transept's floor.

For the moment, according to the newspaper The Figaror No trace of hydrocarbons or other accelerators have been found that could lead to the thesis of arson.

Giant canvases protect the building from rain and the preservation of stained glbad; the organ is already badured, as shown by the first video images of its interior, broadcast by the American network ABC, At the same time, architects from all over the world spread their restoration proposals in social networks.

Among the craziest ideas, a garden with stained glbad windows and even a swimming pool on its roof.

(With information from EFE)