Macron assesses Notre Dame two years after devastating fire

Macron promised the cathedral would be rebuilt by 2024, yet officials acknowledge the work won’t be fully completed by then.

Two years after a fire tore through Paris’ most famous cathedral and shocked the world, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited the building site that has become to show that French heritage has not been forgotten despite the coronavirus. Flanked by ministers, architects and the retired French army general who is overseeing the restoration of the 12th century monument, Mr. Macron assessed the progress of the ambitious rebuilding project and offered the pandemic-weary French public some hope that a completion date will arrive one day, if not in the near future. “We're seeing here how, in two years, a huge work has been accomplished,” Mr. Macron said, recalling the “emotion” throughout France at the images of flames . “We also see what's remain to be done.”