Written by By Joseph Ataman Jeevan Ravindran, CNNThe Notre Dame cathedral is on track to reopen to the public in 2024 as the cathedral has now been entirely secured, two years after the disastrous fire that destroyed large parts of the 850-year-old building. In a statement Saturday, the public body responsible for its conservation and restoration said the securing of the cathedral had been completed on schedule. The 2024 reopening, which Georgelin said would be a "victory for all of France," will fulfill President Emmanuel Macron's promise to the public that reconstruction works would be completed within five years of the April 2019 blaze. Reconstruction is scheduled to begin in the coming months, according to the organization responsible for overseeing the works. However, last year President Macron decided the entire cathedral would be rebuilt exactly as it was , including the spire -- which was originally made of wood and fell to the flames in the first few hours of the fire.

Source: CNN September 18, 2021 16:08 UTC