Dec. 06, 2024 00:20 AM EST

Ap Photos: Then And Now, Notre Dame Cathedral's Rebirth From Fire

By The Associated Press
A combo of images shows Flames and smoke rise as the spire on Notre Dame cathedral collapses in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019, top, and a view of the cathedral after restoration works in Paris, on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Diana Ayanna, Thibault Camus) Diana Ayanna, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A combo of images shows Flames and smoke rise as the spire on Notre Dame cathedral collapses in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019, top, and a view of the cathedral after restoration works in Paris, on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Diana Ayanna, Thibault Camus)
A combo of images shows people watching as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019, top, and a view of the cathedral in Paris, on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A combo of images shows Notre Dame cathedral burning in Paris, Monday April 15, 2019, top, and a view of the cathedral following restoration works in Paris, on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Vanessa Pena, Thibault Camus)
A combo of images shows flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019, top and a view of the cathedral following restoration works in Paris, on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A combo of images shows a protective net inside the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Wednesday May 15, 2019 in Paris, top, and a view of the vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral as restoration works continue before the cathedral's reopening, in Paris, France, Nov. 29, 2024. (Philippe Lopez, Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool via AP)
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First, there are the images of Notre Dame Cathedral during and after an inferno that raged inside in 2019, toppling its spire and destroying its roof and gripping viewers around Paris and the world.

Then, there are pictures of the medieval landmark’s renaissance, through five years of massive reconstruction to rise anew for its reopening this Saturday and Sunday.

AP photographers captured the devastating damage and stunning transformation of Notre Dame, from inside, outside and across town, where its signature twin towers can be seen as a beacon to all.

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