Posted:
29.11.2024 10:16:00
Notre-Dame cathedral to reopen in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit renovation works at Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral on Friday, November 29th ahead of its reopening on December 7th, five and a half years after a devastating fire, Reuters reports
President Macron will give a speech in front of the cathedral during the opening ceremony on Saturday, December 7th, around 6 pm local time. An invitation only service is going to take place after; the list of invitees is not known so far. It will be followed by a show broadcast from the cathedral square, for which details are also not yet available.
“Officials say the cathedral will be more beautiful than ever, not only because its spire, roof and anything else destroyed by the fire was rebuilt by thousands of expert craftspeople, but also because the stone and paintings, which had blackened over the years, have been thoroughly cleaned. The furniture was also renovated and cleaned, or replaced,” the news agency reported.
Not everything was damaged in the fire. For instance, emergency workers formed a human chain to whisk gem-studded chalices and other priceless artefacts out of harm's way.
