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France's Notre-Dame Cathedral stable enough for rebuild to start after catastrophic 2019 fire

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France’s Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is finally stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it, more than two years after a shocking fire that tore through its roof, knocked down its spire and threatened to bring down the rest of the medieval monument.

The government agency overseeing the reconstruction announced in a statement Saturday that the work to secure the structure — which began the day after the April 15, 2019 fire — is at last complete.

Carpenters, scaffolding experts, professional climbers, organ mechanics and others took part in the effort, which included special temporary structures to secure the iconic towers,

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-notre-dame-cathedral-stable-rebuild-1.6181164?cmp=rss.

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