Notre-Dame is due to reopen officially to visitors on December 8, though there is expected to long queues to see the cathedral's restored interior.
As the world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral burned in a devastating 2019 fire, Parisians watched on in tears. Now, after more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, the world has been given a first glimpse inside the revived 12th-century landmark. Today, President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the site to see the restored interiors for himself before the Gothic cathedral reopens for its first worship next month.
Parisians wept as they saw fire rip through the landmark, and the grieving only grew when the extent of the devastation became clear. 'I have come to be with an old friend in its last moments,' one onlooker told Sky News at the time, as they stood staring across the River Seine in disbelief. Eight months later and Notre-Dame was unable to hold its annual Christmas Mass - for the first time since 1803. The cathedral has been shrouded in scaffolding for the last five years.
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