Disney pledges $5,000,000 to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral
Disney, the studio behind the 1996 animated version of"The Hunchback of Notre Dame," is chipping in to help rebuild the famed Paris cathedral after a fire devastated the landmark Monday.
What happened to the artwork? Notre Dame's oldest stained-glass rose windows survived; other relics moved just in timeThe University of Notre Dame announced Tuesday that it would contribute $100,000 to help rebuild its namesake. In a tweet, it also noted the bells of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Notre Dame tolled 50 times,"representing the 50 Hail Marys of Our Lady’s rosary — at 6 p.m. today to mark the start of the rebuilding process of Notre Dame Paris.
"Tomorrow, we will begin again and build it bigger, and when it is built, we will put a gold dome on top with a golden statue of the Mother of God so that everyone who comes this way will know to whom we owe whatever great future this place has."
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