Lone bell chime to mark Notre-Dame fire anniversary

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Lone bell chime to mark Notre-Dame fire anniversary
Jean-Louis DE LA VAISSIERE

Paris (AFP) - A lone bell will ring out from what remains of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Wednesday, the sole event planned to mark a year since a massive blaze nearly destroyed one of the world's most revered monuments.

Reconstruction of the mediaeval cathedral has been halted, with France under lockdown over the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

President Emmanuel Macron vowed Wednesday to do everything possible to ensure the 13th-century masterpiece is restored to its former glory within five years -- a timeframe already judged optimistic by many, and now further imperilled.

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