The French Senate passed a bill on Monday that Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral must be rebuilt to its “last known visual state.”

This is in opposition to French president Emmanuel Macron’s call for “an inventive reconstruction” of the roof and spire which were destroyed in the fire that engulfed the building in April. It also goes counter to an international competition proposed by the French Government for a new design that would rebuild the spire ‘adapted to techniques and challenges of our times’.

The Cathedral is the property of the French state ever since it was seized in 1789 during the French Revolution, and although the Catholic Church now has exclusive use of the building, the Government is responsible for building maintenance and repairs.

According a poll conducted by YouGov from Le HuffPost and CNews, 54 percent of French adults want to restore the cathedral to its original form, with another 25 percent seeking a modern addition. 21 percent of respondents did not have an opinion on the matter.