After over five years of intense reconstruction, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris revealed its restored beauty on Friday, with new ceilings and stonework. The iconic cathedral, now with its soaring spaces illuminated by natural light, showcased its medieval splendor during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, marking a significant triumph over the 2019 fire.
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.
The occasion is French President Emmanuel Macron's final visit to the construction site to see the restored interiors for himself before the iconic monument's reopening for worship on Dec. 8. Macron is scheduled to inspect the restored nave, no longer ripped open by giant holes that the fire tore out of its vaults. He is also to see the rebuilt timber-framed roof, rebuilt with wood from hundreds of oak trees, and other highlights of the reconstruction.
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