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PARIS (OSV News) — The countdown has begun for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral throughout the weekend of Dec. 7-8. As the last pieces of scaffolding are being removed on the outside, Culture Minister Rachida Dati has proposed introducing an entrance fee to visit Notre Dame, which has caused a stir.
The iconic cathedral is set to open its doorsagain five years after it was ravaged by fire in April 2019.
Dati’s proposal to charge tourists 5 euros (US $4.16), which could generate 75 million euros (US $62.41 million) annually to help restore France’s crumbling religious buildings. Dati believes Notre Dame could serve as a model for the country’s preservation efforts.
“Across Europe, visitors pay to access the most remarkable religious sites. With 5 euros per visitor at Notre Dame, we could save churches all over France. It would be a beautiful symbol,” Dati said in an interview with Le Figaro newspaper Oct. 23.
The Archdiocese of Paris immediately answered the minister, saying that “Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris wishes to recall the unchanged position of the Catholic Church in France regarding free entry to churches and cathedrals.”
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The iconic cathedral is set to open its doorsagain five years after it was ravaged by fire in April 2019.
Dati’s proposal to charge tourists 5 euros (US $4.16), which could generate 75 million euros (US $62.41 million) annually to help restore France’s crumbling religious buildings. Dati believes Notre Dame could serve as a model for the country’s preservation efforts.
“Across Europe, visitors pay to access the most remarkable religious sites. With 5 euros per visitor at Notre Dame, we could save churches all over France. It would be a beautiful symbol,” Dati said in an interview with Le Figaro newspaper Oct. 23.
The Archdiocese of Paris immediately answered the minister, saying that “Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris wishes to recall the unchanged position of the Catholic Church in France regarding free entry to churches and cathedrals.”
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Archdiocese of Paris refuses an entrance fee to visit the great Notre Dame
The iconic cathedral is set to open its doors again five years after it was ravaged by fire in April 2019.
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