Trump to attend Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening ceremony in Paris
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241203-trump-to-attend-notre-dame-cathedral-reopening-ceremony-in-paris
US president-elect Donald Trump is one of 50 heads of state set to attend a ceremony to mark the reopening of the restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday.
Donald Trump will attend the weekend reopening of the restored Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, in his first trip abroad as US president-elect, he announced on social media Monday.
The 850-year-old edifice which was ravaged by a fire in 2019 will welcome visitors and worshippers again this Saturday and Sunday, with dozens of world leaders expected among the guests.
"It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who set the ambitious goal of rebuilding Notre Dame within five years, conducted an inspection of the restoration on Friday, saying workers had done the "impossible" by healing a "national wound."