Context
- The horrendous fire of April 15 devastated the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris and led to the loss of its entire roof, the spire and part of the Gothic vaults. The cast iron of the lead roof and the enormous quantity of water poured onto the stone structure, which was already in a fragile state before the fire, have made it even weaker.
- The current objective for the restoration work is to enable the cathedral to be re-opened in 2024, but it is likely that more time will be needed for all of the restoration to be completed.
- This being the case, and given the enormous sums of money that will be needed, it is necessary to call upon the generosity of donors across the world to contribute to financing the significant program of restoration of one of the world’s religious icons.
Objectives and activities
The charitable project aims to participate in various phases of the cathedral’s restoration and reconstruction.
This involves, first of all, the provision of financing to secure the building and then its restoration, namely:
- The installation of flooring in the upper and lower parts of the vaults
- Securing the flying buttresses
- Assembling scaffolding for the spire
- Disposal of all the waste created by the fire
- Protection of the stained-glass windows
- Installation of a permanent umbrella to keep water out of the building
- Restoration of the building, including the stained-glass windows and the organs.
Initially, from May 2019 and continuing up to mid-2020, calls for tender have been launched to secure the building. This first phase equates to a budget of 85 million euros.
Work will continue throughout 2020 with corresponding calls for tender.
In order to guarantee appropriate monitoring and control of the money donated, the KBF CANADA Foundation is working closely with the Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris.
How to support this project?
By credit card: On the top right of this page, indicate the amount you would like to give and make your donation online by credit card. You will receive a receipt for tax purposes by e-mail just a few minutes after making the donation. Fast and simple!
For donations by cheque: Make the cheque payable to the KBF CANADA Foundation, mentioning ‘Project E206: Notre-Dame de Paris Canada’ in the section ‘For’, and post it to: KBF CANADA Foundation, 1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1670, MONTREAL, QC, H3B 2B6 – CANADA.
For direct deposits: Send an email to the KBF Foundation CANADA at [email protected] or call +1 514.481.2000
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All donations are eligible for a tax receipt in Canada.
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