Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame reopens to the public today, 5 years after fire. Here’s what to know

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Paris was abuzz with excitement after the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral reopened after a devastating fire.  The April 2019 blaze broke out in the church’s roof space, destroying its iconic spire and damaging the cathedral’s roof and upper walls. Restoration work has been underway on the 860-year-old building ever since.  While there is still more work … Read more

France’s Macron sees Notre Dame cathedral’s restoration more than 5 years after it was gutted by fire

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Paris — After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame cathedral showed its new self to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework erasing somber memories of its devastating fire in 2019.  French TV showed live pictures of President Emmanuel Macron visiting the iconic cathedral, which looked as worshippers … Read more