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The world gets its first glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral after 5 years under wraps

Nov. 29, 2024 13:37 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — Five years after a catastrophic fire reduced Notre Dame Cathedral to a smoldering shell, journalists got a first glimpse of the Gothic masterpiece's fully restored interiors during a visit with French President Emmanuel Macron. The transformation is nothing short of breathtaking:...

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire

Nov. 29, 2024 09:01 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — After more than five years of frenetic, but sometimes interrupted, reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed itself anew to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework erasing somber memories of its devastating fire in 2019. ...

Virgin Mary statue, a symbol of resilience, returns to Notre Dame Cathedral 5 years after fire

Nov. 20, 2024 17:29 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as “The Virgin of Paris,” returned to Notre Dame cathedral Friday evening, five years after surviving the devastating 2019 fire that engulfed the landmark. The nearly six-foot-tall stone sculpture, a symbol of...

The bells are back at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. They'll ring for the post-fire reopening

Sep. 12, 2024 08:50 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting its bells back, just in time for the medieval landmark's reopening following a devastating 2019 fire. A convoy of trucks bearing eight restored bells — the heaviest of which weighs more than 4 tons — pulled into the huge...