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Notre Dame: '15 or 20 years' needed for restoration after fire, rector says
PARIS - The rector of Notre Dame said Friday that the burned-out Paris cathedral and its esplanade could remain a building site for another "15 or 20 years."Rector Patrick Chauvet spoke to The Associated Press following Good Friday ceremonies, including venerating the "Crown of Thorns" at Notre Dame’s temporary liturgical base, the nearby church of Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois.He added that: "I can guarantee that there’s work to do!"In the days following the April 15, 2019, blaze that engulfed Paris’ Gothic gem, French President Emmanuel Macron set a five-year restoration deadline for 2024, when Paris is to host the Summer Olympics.