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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rachel Hagan

France plans to introduce an entrance fee for Notre Dame

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris - (Getty Images)

The French government is proposing to charge tourists an entrance fee for Notre Dame Cathedral when it reopens, five years after being ravaged by a fire.

The culture minister Rachida Dati’s plan would charge visitors €5, potentially generating €75 million annually to support the restoration of other deteriorating religious buildings in the country.

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