<p class="title">Notre Dame's rector says he will close the burned-out Paris cathedral for up to six years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bishop Patrick Chauvet acknowledged that the famed monument would close down for "five to six years" as he spoke with local business owners on Wednesday, two days after a blaze torched the roof of the cathedral and brought down its spire.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chauvet said "a segment of the cathedral has been very weakened" by the devastating fire. He did not elaborate on which section he was talking about.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added it was unclear what the church's 67 employees would be doing in the future.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The French prime minister has announced an international architects' competition to rebuild the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Edouard Philippe is speaking following a special Cabinet meeting Wednesday held by French President Emmanuel Macron, focusing on the reconstruction of the cathedral.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Philippe said the competition aims at "giving Notre Dame a spire adapted to technologies and challenges of our times."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said authorities have no estimate yet of the total cost of the renovation work. Macron said Tuesday he wants the cathedral to be rebuilt in five years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Philippe said: "This is obviously a huge challenge, a historic responsibility."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Paris prosecutor's office says investigators looking into the causes of the Notre Dame fire have still not been able to look inside the cathedral, as it remains unsafe.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Investigators will continue with interviews Wednesday, saying the inquiry will go on until prosecutors uncover "the truth and identify the origin" of the blaze.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Tuesday, investigators spoke with around 30 witnesses, including employees of companies involved in the church's restoration and security personnel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Czech Philharmonic and other major Czech orchestras will join forces to play a fundraising concert to help restore Notre Dame Cathedral, heavily damaged by a devastating fire.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Czech Philharmonic says the orchestras will perform Antonin Dvorak's "Stabat Mater" in St. Vitus Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece, in Prague on Tuesday.</p>
<p class="title">Notre Dame's rector says he will close the burned-out Paris cathedral for up to six years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bishop Patrick Chauvet acknowledged that the famed monument would close down for "five to six years" as he spoke with local business owners on Wednesday, two days after a blaze torched the roof of the cathedral and brought down its spire.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chauvet said "a segment of the cathedral has been very weakened" by the devastating fire. He did not elaborate on which section he was talking about.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added it was unclear what the church's 67 employees would be doing in the future.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The French prime minister has announced an international architects' competition to rebuild the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Edouard Philippe is speaking following a special Cabinet meeting Wednesday held by French President Emmanuel Macron, focusing on the reconstruction of the cathedral.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Philippe said the competition aims at "giving Notre Dame a spire adapted to technologies and challenges of our times."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said authorities have no estimate yet of the total cost of the renovation work. Macron said Tuesday he wants the cathedral to be rebuilt in five years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Philippe said: "This is obviously a huge challenge, a historic responsibility."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Paris prosecutor's office says investigators looking into the causes of the Notre Dame fire have still not been able to look inside the cathedral, as it remains unsafe.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Investigators will continue with interviews Wednesday, saying the inquiry will go on until prosecutors uncover "the truth and identify the origin" of the blaze.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Tuesday, investigators spoke with around 30 witnesses, including employees of companies involved in the church's restoration and security personnel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Czech Philharmonic and other major Czech orchestras will join forces to play a fundraising concert to help restore Notre Dame Cathedral, heavily damaged by a devastating fire.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Czech Philharmonic says the orchestras will perform Antonin Dvorak's "Stabat Mater" in St. Vitus Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece, in Prague on Tuesday.</p>