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The Guardian - UK
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Kim Willsher in Paris

French activists launch legal case over English-only translations at Notre Dame

Cranes in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Notre Dame in Paris. A 1994 law requires a ‘double translation’ of public signs into two foreign languages, usually English and one other, to promote multilingualism. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

A group of French-language activists has launched a legal action over signs at Notre Dame Cathedral being translated only into English and not any other language.

The association, which won a similar case brought against the Eiffel Tower, believes failing to include other foreign languages leads to the increasing global domination of English.

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