Salma Hayek’s billionaire husband backed Notre-Dame with a €100 million pledge after the 2019 fire; restoration efforts brought the 860 year old historic Paris landmark back in 2024
- PC: ForbesIn April 2019, a fire tore through Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, destroying its roof and bringing down its famous spire.
- The damage threatened parts of a landmark whose history stretches back more than 860 years.
- Among those who stepped forward to help fund its restoration were French billionaire François-Henri Pinault and his father, François Pinault, who pledged €100 million through their family holding company, according to the New York Post.
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- PC: ForbesIn April 2019, a fire tore through Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, destroying its roof and bringing down its famous spire.
- The damage threatened parts of a landmark whose history stretches back more than 860 years.
- Among those who stepped forward to help fund its restoration were French billionaire François-Henri Pinault and his father, François Pinault, who pledged €100 million through their family holding company, according to the New York Post.
Sources: Times of India