A restored Notre-Dame cathedral will quickly re-open in Paris – five-and-a-half years after a fireplace ravaged the Gothic constructing.
On Friday, France’s President Emmanuel Macron visited the cathedral to mark its imminent re-opening, kicking off a programme of ceremonies that can finish with an official “entry” into the cathedral on 7 December and the primary Catholic Mass the subsequent day.
The outcomes of the renovation, which value €700m (£582m), have till now been a closely-guarded secret, with just a few photos capturing the progress of the constructing work launched over the previous couple of years.
Video by Serene Khalifeh.