The restoration of Paris’s Notre Dame after its partial destruction by fire five years ago will give the world a “shock of hope”, Emmanuel Macron has said as he marked the medieval cathedral’s imminent reopening with a televised walking tour. Alongside his wife, Brigitte, and the archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, the French president was Read more
France’s powerful culture minister on Monday clashed with the country’s Roman Catholic establishment over whether tourists should pay to enter Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens next month. Before a devastating 2019 blaze ravaged the landmark, Notre Dame was among the most visited buildings in Europe. Once the cathedral reopens on December 7 and 8, Read more
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris should remain free for visitors, the church asserted on Thursday, following a call from Culture Minister Rachida Dati for a five-euro entrance fee for tourists. According to the Archdiocese of Paris, free access to churches and cathedrals is rooted in a 1905 law separating church and state. Additionally, the church’s Read more
The excitement is mounting in Paris ahead of the Dec 8 reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral with only a few cranes remaining outside the iconic French church. As scaffolding has largely been removed from the outside structure, the inside renovation work continues at full speed to finish it on time for the most anticipated church Read more