In France, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, restored after the fire, will be opened

At the beginning of December in France, the grand opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was restored after a fire in 2019, will take place. This is reported by Unilad, writes UNN.

Details

As noted, on November 29, the updated Notre-Dame de Paris will be shown by the France 2 TV channel. For the sake of broadcasting, the channel will change its schedule, removing two traditional programs for that time.

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to tour the renovated Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris during a televised tour.

In the program called “Notre-Dame se réveille” the new construction of the roof, choirs and chapel will be shown for the first time.

The official opening of Notre Dame is scheduled for Saturday, December 7. President Macron will deliver a speech at the ceremony with the participation of international dignitaries.

Also on this day there will be a concert with the participation of artists from all over the world. In total, there will be about three thousand guests at the opening ceremony.

Notre Dame will reopen to visitors on December 8.

For reference

In April 2019, a major fire broke out in the cathedral, which is considered one of the symbols of Paris. The apse cross is not the only element that escaped the fire.

According to Le Parisien, it is twelve meters wide and weighs about two tons. The cross, which is made of iron, decorated with golden sculptures, is the work of the famous architect Viollet-le-Duc.

It is known that during the devastating fire in 2019, the cross fell down almost immediately, thanks to which it was almost unharmed by the fire.

We will remind

UNN previously reported that the reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral should be completed by the end of 2024.