Notre Dame opens its doors five years after devastating fire

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Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, France Its new interior revealed five years after the devastating fireAfter more than five years of tireless reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed its new look to the world on Friday. Rebuilt with high ceilings and cream stone Like the new one that erases the dark memories of the devastating fire of April 15, 2019.

The Elysee Palace published on the X Network a video of Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron on their last visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris before its reopening.

Macron entered the cathedral and looked up at the ceiling in surprise. He was accompanied by his wife Brigitte, the Archbishop of Paris and other dignitaries.

Live-streamed footage of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the site shows the interior of the iconic cathedral As believers would have experienced it in the Middle AgesIts wide open spaces are filled with bright light on a bright winter day, illuminating the vibrant colors of the cathedral’s stained glass windows.

Public entry will start from December 8th

Outside, the monument is erected with scaffolding and cranes. But the renovated interior, which was shown in its full glory for the first time on Friday before permission was given Public entry on 8th DecemberTurned out to be impressive.

There are no longer those big potholes that were there before Fire It opened up vaulted ceilings and left piles of charred debris. New stones have been carefully placed to repair and fill the gaps left inside the cathedral.

A cathedral that attracts millions of believers and visitors every year

Before the fire the cathedral attracted millions of worshipers and visitors every year 15 April 2019 It was forced to close and the monument in the center of Paris was turned into a prohibited zone, except for artisans, architects and other workers mobilized for reconstruction.

Macron’s visit set off a chain of events that led to the reopening of the 12th-century Gothic masterpiece. Macron will return on December 7 to deliver a speech and participate in the consecration of the new altar during a solemn mass the following day. The Macron administration has praised the reconstruction as a symbol of national unity and France’s ability to get things done.