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December 4, 2024

The world gets its first glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral after five years

  • Notre Dame now features unseen state-of-the-art fire prevention systems to guard against future disasters.
    • By THOMAS ADAMSON
    Associated Press

    Photo by Bardet/Vautrin/Emissive, via http://www.notredamedeparis.fr [enlarge]
    The polished checkerboard marble floor is so smooth it seems you could glide across it.

    PARIS — 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 Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron. The transformation is nothing short of breathtaking: light dances across brilliant stone, gilded accents gleam anew, and the iconic monument's majesty is reborn. When the cathedral reopens to the public this Sunday, visitors will once again marvel at the cathedral's blend of history and craftsmanship.


     
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