The famed church will need to close following a devastating fire
Notre Dame's rector says he will close the burned-out Paris cathedral for up to six years.
Bishop Patrick Chauvet acknowledged Wednesday that the famed monument would close down for "five to six years" as he spoke with local business owners, two days after a blaze torched the roof of the cathedral and brought down its spire.
Chauvet said "a segment of the cathedral has been very weakened" by the devastating fire. He did not elaborate which section he was talking about.
He added it was unclear what the church's 67 employees would be doing in the future.