Finance; The billionaires donating money to help rebuild Notre Dame. Several of the world’s richest people have already pledged more than 700 million euros to …
Apr 16, 2019 · In a philanthropic display of humanity, two of France’s richest men, François-Henri Pinault and Bernard Arnault, have pledged about $113 million and $226 million, respectively, to the cathedral’s reconstruction through their companies. Two French businesses have also pledged funds: Total, an oil and gas company, has pledged $113 million, while Capgemini, a …
Here Are All the Companies That Have Pledged to Help Rebuild Notre Dame By Sissi Cao • 04/17/19 10:07am The debris inside the Notre Dame Cathedral a …
Apr 16, 2019 · Wealthy industrialists and ordinary individuals have donated more than €600m (£520m) in less than 24 hours to help restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, but experts have said reconstructing ...
There would be no spire on Notre-Dame until architects Jean-Baptiste Lassus and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc undertook a restoration in the mid-19th century.Nov 24, 2021
Bernard Arnault, the billionaire chief executive of LVMH and France's wealthiest man, has signed an agreement with the Fondation Notre Dame finalising a donation of €200m towards the restoration of the fire-ravaged cathedral in Paris.Sep 26, 2019
Notre Dame Raised Almost $1 Billion After Its Devastating Fire—But Now, the Church Says It Needs More. The church is restricted in how funds that came in immediately after the 2019 fire can be used. The roof of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after the fire.Jun 16, 2021
This month they are handing over the first private payment for the cathedral's reconstruction of 3.6 million euros ($4 million).Jun 14, 2019
167.5 billion USD (2022)Bernard Arnault / Net worth
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Under France's secular laws, the government owns Notre-Dame. However, the Ministry of Culture has only given €2 million (US$2.26 million) a year for repairs in the past.Dec 22, 2021
On April 15, 2019, a fire broke out at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, causing the roof and spire to collapse. French billionaires, wealthy families, and corporations rushed to pledge their money to rebuild the monument, amassing 850 million euros, worth about $954 million at the time, in the proceeding days.Apr 1, 2020
Within hours, millions of dollars had been pledged to restore the world-renowned landmark, including a €300 million ($340 million) pledge from billionaire art collectors and businessmen François Pinault and Bernard Arnault.Oct 2, 2020
Father Moreau and the Two Notre Dames In America, Notre Dame means a university near South Bend, Indiana. In France it means medieval cathedrals in Paris and Chartres. But for members of the Congregation of Holy Cross it also means their spiritual home in the church of Notre Dame de Sainte-Croix near LeMans, France.
The roof. The cathedral's roof, known as “The Forest” because of its long planks of 800-year-old wood, collapsed in the fire and cannot be rebuilt in its original form, officials said. The roughly 330-foot roof, where the fire broke out, was one of the oldest of its kind in Paris, according to the cathedral's website.
Fire engulfed the Notre Dame cathedral on April 15, 2019, causing the collapse of the prized spire and severe damage inside and out. A definitive cause of the blaze has not yet been established, although it has been ruled as accidental, and possibly linked to restoration work taking place in the spire at the time.Apr 15, 2021
It appears that the LVMH Group, headed by billionaire CEO Bernard Arnault, has pledged the largest donation at around $226 million. LVMH Group is the world’s largest maker of luxury goods, including brands Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Givenchy. In a statement, the company said that the cathedral was “a symbol of France, of its heritage and of French unity.”
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François-Henri Pinault is the CEO of Kering, the company that controls Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Through his company, Pinault has pledged to donate $113 million to the cathedral’s reconstruction. Pinault is worth $37.3 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The philanthropist entrepreneur married actress Salma Hayek in 2009, and he has a personal art collection of more than 2,000 pieces.