French President Emmanuel Macron visited factories this Friday reconstruction paris cathedral Notre Damefourth anniversary approaching fire 2019, and he was sure that the forecasts to conclude jobs by 2024.

“Five years to revive Notre Dame. It’s titanic. We are on it. Craftsmen, restorers, workers and colleagues, all the teams on site reassured us this morning: we will be there for you! 2024!” Macron wrote on his Twitter account after the visit.

“Notre Dame de Paris will be reborn. And since this is part of our national destiny, our History, because she still has something to show, I am in favor of studying the creation of a museum dedicated to her,” the president added.

In the visit to the temple, which took place in the morning in the midst of a strong security deployment Because it’s a high voltage day due to a crisis released pension reformMacron was accompanied by his wife Brigitte, the Minister of Culture of Rome Abdul-Malak and others.

The delegation was able to watch the cruise restored And ending structure that will support the new needle, which will begin installation later this month and be completed by the end of the year.

According to the latest official progress report, after the initial stabilization phase ended in late summer 2021, the tasks cleaning and from brickwork they find each other”advanced“.

As for the symbolic “arrow”, the 96-meter spire of the cathedral, which was destroyed by fire on April 15, 2019, from Middle East a month will go installation forests for restore it.

Macron did not speak to the press during the visit, but cameras caught some of his comments.

“Don’t give up on anything, that’s my motto. My motto is to stick to the course,” said the head of the French state, noting loudly that the press immediately reacted to his position on the pension reform approved by his government and which is now going through a key day.