For the first time since the devastating fire of 2019, the eight bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang in unison on Friday. The bells, housed in the northern belfry, were silenced after the fire ravaged the iconic landmark. Five years of extensive efforts have brought the cathedral closer to its former glory. The fire’s damage […]
In the aftermath, President Emmanuel Macron had vowed that the cathedral would be rebuilt within five years, and more than €850 million in donations poured in within days. Loading Hundreds of people — architects, engineers, masons, metalworkers, carpenters and more — have laboured at the construction site to meet the five-year target. The work has […]