France to launch international contest to rebuild Notre-Dame spire: PM

Last Update: 2019-04-17 00:00:00 - Source: Baghdad Post

France will invite architects from around the world to submit designs for rebuilding the spire of Notre-Dame cathedral that was destroyed in a devastating blaze, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Wednesday.


The goal is "to give Notre-Dame a new spire that is adapted to the techniques and the challenges of our era," Philippe said at a press conference in Paris.