9 of the Largest Pledges to Repair Notre Dame

It might take several years to repair Notre Dame, but these billionaires and companies are pledging to contribute millions to see it through.

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00:00It is up to us to find the thread of our national project,

00:06the one that made us, that unites us,

00:10a human project, passionately French.

00:15I must say that the images we saw last night were so captivating and so catastrophic

00:34that we thought that a strong and symbolic gesture was very important.

00:45It is a tragedy that touched us all, me in particular.

01:11I saw my 17-year-old daughter crying in front of the images.

01:15It is something that took us on a trip, with my father too,

01:19and we wanted to react right away.

01:21It is an absolutely incredible challenge that poses itself to us.

01:41I deeply believe that it is up to us to change this catastrophe,

01:57to become all together,

02:00by having a deep reflection on what we have been and what we have to be,

02:07to become better than we are.