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Paris: Notre-Dame Cathedral Reopens Five Years After Fire

Paris: Notre-Dame Cathedral RisesReopens fromFive AshesYears After 5-Year RestorationFire

Above: This combination of pictures created on Nov. 29, 2024, shows the choir stalls of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on June 26, 2018 (TOP) and on Nov. 29, 2024 (BOTTOM). Image copyright: LUDOVIC MARINSTEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Contributor/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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The restoration represents a triumph of French craftsmanship and determination, successfully meeting President Macron's ambitious five-year deadline while making the cathedral even more beautiful than before through meticulous attention to historical detail and preservation of cultural heritage.

The modernization efforts and rapid reconstruction timeline may have compromised the cathedral's historical authenticity, with some original medieval elements lost forever and new materials and techniques potentially altering the building's character.


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