法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙宣布去年四月在一场大火中被烧毁的巴黎圣母院的塔尖将按照原来的哥特式设计重建。他表示，希望重建工作能在2024年完成，届时巴黎将举办奥运会。

The spire¹ of Notre Dame² cathedral, which was destroyed in a fire last April, will be restored according to the original Gothic design.
 

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision, putting an end to speculation³ that the spire would be rebuilt in a modern style.

 

Mr Macron had previously⁴ hinted he was in favour of a "contemporary gesture".

 

However he has said he wants the restoration to be completed by 2024, when Paris is hosting the Olympics.

 

The Elysée said Mr Macron's main concern was "not delaying the reconstruction⁵ and making it complicated - things had to be cleared up quickly".

 

It added that the process of designing a modern spire, with an international competition for architects, could have caused unnecessary delays.

 

"The president trusts the experts and approved the main outlines of the project presented by the chief architect which plans to reconstruct the spire identically," the Elysée said.

 

The announcement followed a meeting of France's national heritage and architecture commission (CNPA).

 

When the 13th century roof of the Paris cathedral caught fire during restoration works in April 2019 it sparked a vast outpouring of emotion, as well as donations from across the world.

 

Within two days about €900m had been raised for the cathedral's restoration.

 

 

The cathedral's first spire was built in the 13th Century, but due to extensive damage it was removed in the late 18th Century. Its replacement⁶, designed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, was built in the mid-19th Century.

 

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