Apple has joined the list of donors who have pledged to support restoration of the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, with total donations now exceeding €600 million.
Tim Cook, CEO of tech giant Apple, said he was “heartbroken” at the news of the fire, which broke out on the evening of 14 April.
“Apple will be donating to the rebuilding efforts to help restore Notre Dame’s precious heritage for future generations,” he wrote on Twitter.
The amount Apple will contribute has not been disclosed.
Money and support floods in
French President Emmanuel Macron promised this morning that the centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral, which had been undergoing restoration works at the time of the fire, would be rebuilt and donations have poured in from around the world.
The first pledge came from the Pinault family, owner of fashion conglomerate Kering and investment firm Artemis, which offered €100 million (£86 million). This was followed shortly after by Bernard Arnault, owner of luxury brand LVMH, who offered €200 million (£173 million).
Owners of L’Oreal, the Bettencourt Meyers family, have also donated €200 million according to Sky News, while the CEO of French energy company Total has promised to donate another €100 million.
蘋果已加入捐贈者名單，這些捐贈者已承諾支持恢復巴黎受火災損壞的巴黎圣母院大教堂，捐款總額現已超過6億歐元。
科技巨頭蘋果公司首席執行官蒂姆庫克表示，他對4月14日晚爆發的火災消息感到“傷心欲絕”。
他在Twitter上寫道：“蘋果將為重建工作捐款，以幫助後代恢復巴黎圣母院的寶貴遺產。”
Apple將提供的金額尚未披露。
資金和支持洪水
法國總統馬克龍今天早上承諾，將在火災發生時進行修復工作的數百年曆史的巴黎圣母院大教堂將被重建，並且捐贈來自世界各地。
第一個承諾來自Pinault家族，時尚企業集團Kering和投資公司Artemis的所有者，後者提供了1億歐元（8600萬英鎊）。緊隨其後的是奢侈品牌LVMH的老闆伯納德·阿爾諾（Bernard Arnault），他提供了2億歐元（1.73億英鎊）。
據天空新聞報導，貝滕古爾梅耶斯家族歐萊雅的所有者也捐贈了2億歐元，而法國能源公司道達爾的首席執行官承諾再捐贈1億歐元。
This, along with additional funding ring-fenced by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and Ile-de-France president Valerie Pecresse, bring the total above €600 million (£518 million).
In addition, Aviation companies Air France and Air France-KLM have promised free transport for anyone involved in the re-construction process.
Hope for reconstruction after fire
Fire raged through the 850-year old French landmark for nine hours as fire fighters battled to save the gothic cathedral and its priceless artefacts. While much of the roof and the spire were lost, the main stone structure has survived including the two bell towers, the altar and the stained glass rose windows.
According to experts the survival of the stone structure was down to the skill of the original medieval architects and stonemasons.
“It’s a wood-vaulted building, the stone vaulting of the church was developed in the 12th century as a hedge against fire,” Paul Binski, professor of the history of medieval art at Cambridge University told us.
此外，巴黎市長Anne Hidalgo和法蘭西島大學總裁Valerie Pecresse將為此提供額外資金，總額超過6億歐元（5.18億英鎊）。
此外，航空公司法航和法航荷航承諾為參與重建過程的任何人提供免費交通服務。
希望火災後重建
消防隊員為了拯救哥特式大教堂及其無價的人工製品而奮戰，火災席捲了這座擁有850年曆史的法國地標，持續了9個小時。雖然大部分屋頂和尖頂都丟失了，但主要的石頭結構仍然倖存下來，包括兩座鐘樓，祭壇和彩色玻璃玫瑰窗。
據專家介紹，石頭結構的生存歸功於原始中世紀建築師和石匠的技藝。
“這是一座木拱形建築，教堂的石頭拱頂是在12世紀發展起來的一種防火對沖，”劍橋大學中世紀藝術史教授保羅·賓斯基告訴我們。
“The wooden roof will have collapsed onto the top of the vaults, the stone vaults will have inhibited the fire damage on the inside of the church,” he added.
“I’m optimistic that they’ll be able to [rebuild], but it will take time and money.”
Rebuild could take 10 years
The rebuilding process will take at least 10 years, possibly decades, depending on how stable the fire-ravaged stone is. Assessments of the damage are currently underway.
Artworks that were saved from the fire will be stored at the Louvre art gallery in Paris for safekeeping, reported the Guardian.
“木質屋頂將坍塌在拱頂頂部，石質拱頂將抑制教堂內部的火災，”他補充說。
“我很樂觀他們能夠[重建]，但需要時間和金錢。”
重建可能需要10年
重建過程至少需要10年，可能需要數十年，具體取決於受火肆虐的石頭的穩定程度。 目前正在對損害進行評估。
據衛報報導，從火災中拯救出來的藝術品將存放在巴黎的盧浮宮美術館進行保管。
FROM:https://www.dezeen.com/2019/04/16/apple-notre-dame-cathedral-fire-rebuilding-news/
