The forecourt at Notre Dame Cathedral is open to the public for the first time since last year's fire
People walk on the forecourt of Notre Dame's Cathedral, in Paris, Sunday, May 31, 2020. PARIS -- Notre Dame Cathedral's forecourt is being opened up to the public for the first time since the devastating fire of April 15 last year.
The body overseeing the Gothic structure's restoration issued a statement Sunday saying that the reopening was finally made possible after several deep clean operations took place to remove toxic lead dust from the large forecourt. Dozens of tons of lead went up in flames during the fire, sending tons of poisonous lead dust onto the surrounding ground.To protect public health, the site will continue to "be regularly cleaned and samples also taken" for monitoring and analysis.
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