The intense series of handshakes are reminiscent of the white-knuckled grip-off that marked a meeting between the two leaders more than seven years ago.
France says “merci” as Notre Dame,one of the world’s most recognised monuments,reopens five years after fire devoured its roof.
On April 15,2019,the world watched in disbelief as much of the Gothic building vanished from the Paris skyline. Many didn’t believe the reconstruction promise.
Four years after a devastating fire tore through the famed Paris cathedral,the quest is on to rediscover the sounds of its past.
‘This trunk is exceptional’ said forestry officials of a particular oak,as they are seeking trees to rebuild Notre Dame after it was destroyed by fire.
The 93-metre-high spire,made of wood and clad in lead,became the most potent symbol of the April 2019 blaze when it was seen engulfed in flames.
The Palace of Westminster is falling apart but the plan to save it is fantastically expensive,highly disruptive and increasingly polarising.
The fire at the historic 15th-century building comes 15 months after a massive blaze tore through Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
An accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the Paris cathedral from celebrating Midnight Mass this year,for the first time in over two centuries.
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The money was donated as authorities draw up plans for the cathedral's reconstruction,following the devastating fire this year.