and it remains a place of prayer. thoughts are now turning in earnest towards reconstructing notre dame. the restoration has become a matter of state france's president a man in mcallen says the cathedral will be restored to its former glory. we are a people of builders and we have so much to rebuild so yes we don't reconstruct the cathedral now if you're going to be even more beautiful than before. and i want that goal to be reached within five years. that will be no easy task footage from inside the charred building shows debris everywhere however its belt towers and walls are intact. that stakes to the hundreds of firefighters who fought the raging blaze at the vigil a spontaneous show of gratitude for the paris fire brigade. a