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France’s famous Notre Dame Cathedral was built from 1163-1345. It is a large gothic style building that is a major attraction for Catholic and non-Catholic visitors. Through the centuries it has been remodeled and reworked in various projects of restoration and maintenance. There was an extensive fire to the structure in 2019 destroying much of the roof and the 315 ft. spire. After five years of reconstruction the building is open again (December 2024).

‘About 2,000 architects, historians, and trade workers used laser scans and traditional building techniques to reconstruct everything from the iconic 315-foot spire to the roof, gargoyles, and 1,200 trees worth of support beams.

Nearly $1 billion was given in donations to rebuild the cathedral. The renovation cost about $767 million, so Notre Dame has leftover money for its next phase of restoration—preserving structural integrity.’ (Morning Brew)

That seems like quite a lot of money for a church building.

Paul, an apostle, preaching at Athens said, “The true God is the Creator of all things. He is the owner and Lord of the heavenly realm and the earthly realm, and he doesn’t live in man-made temples. He supplies life and breath and all things to every living being.”
(Acts of the Apostles 17:24-25 Passion Translation) 

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Jesus