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France has appreciated various options, such as the construction of an ephemeral cathedral, to keep Notre Dame alive during the works that have already begun with the strengthening of some fragile parts of the building, while paying homage to the "heroes" who saved it.

During the reconstruction work, an ephemeral wooden cathedral will be erected in front of the Parisian cathedral, announced Thursday the rector of Our Lady of the Republic, Patrick Chauvet. "I want a nice place (…) a place a little symbolic, which attracts," he said in a television interview. In the square, open to the public, as he explained, there will be priests "to be able to speak" and will also welcome the "curious" and the tourists who visit Notre Dame every year.

This cathedral, Europe's most visited historical monument – last year hosted twelve million tourists from around the world – was saved "for thirty minutes" thanks to the heroic work of Paris firefighters.

Three days after the fire that dropped the needle and part of the roof of the famous Parisian cathedral, dozens of firefighters and experts mobilized on Thursday to monitor the stability of the structure and consolidate certain vulnerable points.

"Three major points of fragility" were identified in the cathedral, on which work is ongoing, said the French Minister of Culture, Franck Riester.

The gable of the transept (transverse nave) to the north, where the majestic rosettes of the cathedral stand, and the western gable, between the two spiers, are of particular interest to specialists, who worked all Wednesday night to consolidate these fragile areas.

Meanwhile, controversy over gifts of wealthy owners, tax exemptions and limited availability of budget items for social policies.

"Victor Hugo thanks all the generous donors who are ready to save Notre Dame de Paris and offers to do the same with Les Miserables," tweeted the essayist Ollivier Pourriol. More than 16,000 retweets have been echoed, especially among leaders of anti-poverty and poverty organizations. These words summarize the ambivalent feelings about the flow of money donated for the reconstruction of the cathedral. "Of course, the generosity of rebuilding Notre Dame is legitimate, it's a national treasure," said Florent Gueguen, director of the Federation of Solidarity Actors, which brings together 800 organizations. But we would like this impulse to be directed to the poorest. Solidarity is another national treasure. "

In addition, the secretary general of the French CGT, Philippe Martinez, has repudiated the avalanche of donations from millionaires like François Pinault (owner of Kering) and Bernard Arnault (LVMH), or large groups such as Total oil, for the reconstruction of the cathedral. "If you can give tens of millions of dollars to rebuilding Notre Dame, stop telling us that there is not enough money to meet the social emergency. ", is complaining Martinez.

The French state has responded by baduring that it will "do all that is necessary" to rebuild the damaged parts of the Notre-Dame fire, according to the Minister of Culture, Franck Riester, while seeking to restore the cathedral, which did not have insurance policy. , exceeded in two days the 1000 million euros. The absence of private insurance, which has been reported by the French media, is not "direct" information, as long as the state owns a property, as in the the case of Notre-Dame, "insisted Riester, which implies that" where the maximum collection will not happen, the expenses will continue to be borne by the state coffers ".

On the other hand, sources close to the investigation revealed that a short circuit in the elevators used by workers to restore the cathedral roof and needle "could have caused the fire".

"The scaffolding used for restoration work on the roof and the needle was equipped with two elevators: the first 24 meters from the ground and the other to reach the roof, 54 meters", have reported the media. local

Sixty firefighters remained on the scene "ready to intervene if the fire resumed, but it is not the case, I am sure," said the spokesman of the service of D & B Fire of Paris, Gabriel Plus. "Since yesterday (Tuesday), we have committed ourselves to monitor the building and the hotspots of the structure.The building is maintained because the steeples have been saved," he said.

Plus added that "firefighters accompany experts who study the cathedral, point by point, to define what is damaged, what should be dismantled and what should be consolidated." But they still fear for the stability of the side walls, because "a meteorological event, like gusts of strong winds, could make them fall" and "there is a threat on the pediments, because the beams do not support them any more", has added Mr. Plus.