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\nMonday night after a violent blaze had engulfed the Notre Dame Cathedral in
\nParis a symbol of France and one of Europe’s most visited historical monuments.
\nA thick stack of smoke went up into the sky and ashes covered a large surface
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The tragedy struck at an important
\nmoment for Catholic Christians who are presently in the Holy Week preparing to
\ncelebrate Easter on Sunday. Ironically the fire started on April 15th,
\nthe World Art Day. Notre Dame, a gem of Gothic architecture, which was
\ncompleted in 1345 after construction works that lasted more than 180 years, was
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The country’s president Emmanuel
\nMacron visited the site on Monday night as well as Prime Minister Edouard
\nPhilippe and many public and private personalities. President Macron has
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Emmanuel Macron: We will build it together! Undoubtedly it
\nrepresents a large part of France’s destiny. This is our project for the years
\nto come and I am committed to it. We are going to launch a fund raising
\ncampaign, maybe even beyond our borders. We are going to summon some of the
\nmost talented people and I believe there are many those willing to contribute.
\nWe will rebuild Notre Dame. That’s what the French expect and because it’s what
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France will find resources to
\nrebuild Notre Dame and this will probably be also a moment of regaining
\nnational solidarity, Luca Niculescu, Romania’s ambassador to Paris said
\ndescribing the cathedral as a symbol of Christianity and European culture.<\/p>\n
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Luca Niculescu: We all have
\na connection with Notre Dame; we’ve all have read something about it or seen
\nfilms about this cathedral. There may not be a more powerful symbol of Paris
\nthan Notre Dame. Of course there are other symbols like Louvre or the Eiffel
\nTower, but Notre Dame almost has a millennial significance. This 800 years old
\ncathedral has seen centuries of history. <\/p>\n
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The head of the Romanian state Klaus
\nIohanis has conveyed a message expressing Romania’s solidarity with France in
\nthis tragedy. Heart-rending news comes from Paris. Notre Dame, a historical
\nsymbol of the European culture is ablaze. Romania stands by France in this
\ntragedy’, the Romanian president has written on a social network. Romanian
\nPrime Minister Viorica Danicila has also conveyed a message of solidarity with
\nthe French people. I was hurt by the terrible news coming from Paris, Notre
\nDame is a symbol of France and Europe. My heart goes out to our French
\nfriends’, Prime Minister Dancila wrote. <\/p>\n
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