A French billionaire has pledged 100 million euros to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral as a defiant President Macron launches a national fundraising campaign to restore the building to its former glory.
Francois-Henri Pinault, who is married to Hollywood actress Salma Hayek, pledged 100 million euros towards the rebuilding of the cathedral.
On Monday evening,the blaze destroyed the roof of the 850-year-old UNESCO world heritage landmark ,leaving many in tears and praying .
A visibly emotional president Macron, spoke outside the gothic cathedral and said a national fundraising campaign to restore Notre Dame would be launched Tuesday, as he called on the world’s ‘greatest talents’ to help.
