Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 15: Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. A fire broke out and quickly spread across the building, collapsing the spire. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images) The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting ready to reopen next month after more than five years of closure.
One of the most famous cathedrals in the world, the city was stunned back in April 2019 when a fire broke out inside Notre Dame, causing major damage and resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs and renovations. The restoration work was done by the hands of more than 250 contractors, companies, and artisans, whose combined effort has restored Notre Dame to its former glory—and perhaps even beyond. Visitors Will be “Awestruck” According to National Geographic, who was given a sneak peek of the renovations, visitors will be “stupefied” and “awestruck” when they visit.
Not because there are any structural changes—everything was restored to exactly how it was before the fire—but because the entire cathedral has been polished all at once. “..
.To anyone who has visited before, [the interior] will seem utterly transfigured—brighter than any person alive has ever seen it,” the magazine reported. “Walls, stained glass, paintings, and sculptures have all been cleaned and restored, all at once, for the first time since the.
