“What emotion!” rejoices the Minister of Culture, after laying the base of the future arrow

“What emotion !“, wrote on Twitter this Saturday April 15 the Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul-Malak, about the progress of the construction site of Notre-Dame de Paris.

According to her, the construction site “takes a crucial step“, since “4 years to the day after the fire, the stool is laid“. And the Minister to specify that it is the “base which will allow the stability of the future arrow which will culminate at 96 meters“.” A huge congratulations to the carpenters for this achievement“, she concludes before sharing a photo of the work.

What emotion! The construction site of Notre-Dame de Paris crosses a crucial stage: 4 years to the day after the fire, the stool is laid. It is the base that will allow the stability of the future spire which will culminate at 96m. A huge congratulations to the carpenters for this achievement! pic.twitter.com/4aMZxXqFiN

—Rima Abdul Malak (@RimaAbdulMalak) April 15, 2023

As a reminder, after the fire of the cathedral, Emmanuel Macron had promised to rebuild the building in five years. “We are on time“, said Friday on franceinfo Bertrand de Feydeau, vice-president of the Heritage Foundation, one of the main contributors to the site.