As French officials assess the damage from the fire that engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild the iconic Gothic church. Photo: Associated PressFrance will hold an international competition to design a replacement for the towering spire destroyed in the fire at Notre Dame, the first step in the nation’s long path to rebuilding the charred cathedral. French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said the competition will address the question of whether the spire should be rebuilt at all or identically to the one destroyed on Monday, which was added to the cathedral in the 19th century.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 17, 2019 12:56 UTC