12/06/2024

The Unveiled Notre Dame Cathedral

Five years after a devastating fire, the grand église is reopening

More than five years ago, Parisians and the world watched in horror as a devastating fire tore through the centuries-old Notre Dame cathedral.

As the cathedral reopens, here's a look at what survived, what was restored and what's new.

Notre Dame is back. The cathedral is returning to the center of religious life in France, resuming its place as a cultural focal point, and expected to become once again Paris' most-visited tourist attraction. The April 2019 fire damaged some parts of the cathedral irrevocably, though a feared collapse was averted. More than 2,000 architects, engineers and craftspeople using artisanal methods have worked to painstakingly re-create what was lost and restore what could be saved.

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