STORY: :: The first mass is held at Paris’ Notre-Dame
cathedral after five years of meticulous restoration
:: December 8, 2024
Dignitaries, world leaders and believers attended the service, during which Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich consecrated Notre-Dame’s new altar.
On the evening of April 15, 2019, dismayed Parisians rushed to the scene and TV viewers worldwide watched horrified as the fire raged through the cathedral.
Notre-Dame has since been meticulously restored, with a new spire and rib vaulting, its flying buttresses and carved stone gargoyles returned to their past glory and white stone and gold decorations shining brightly once again.
So much money poured in for the renovation from all over the world – more than 840 million euros ($880 million), according to Macron’s office – there are still funds left over for further investment in the building.
