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France's Notre Dame Cathedral reopens towers six years after fire

The inauguration of the towers is one of the final steps in the cathedral's billion-dollar reconstruction.

Inauguration ceremony of the new tour route of the Cathedral Towers Gothic structures destroyed following the April 2019 fire, shows chimeras of Notre-Dame cathedral, in Paris, France, September 19, 2025.
The Eiffel Tower is seen at sunset in Paris

Tourists evacuated from Eiffel Tower in fire scare

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Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens five years after fire

 The Notre-Dame 2019 fire. Image: Jerome LABOUYRIE.

Notre-Dame revealed its secrets to archaeologists after it burned


The resurrection chime: The secret behind Notre Dame's new bells

Five years after the fire, Notre Dame's bells ring again, now featuring a special addition from the Olympics, turning its restoration into a tale of hope, innovation, and tradition.

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Notre-Dame Cathedral to reopen in December 2024 after extensive restoration

The restoration mobilized 2,000 artisans and cost 700 million euros to restore the historic landmark.

 Notre-Dame de Paris.

Notre Dame was one of the first buildings to use iron reinforcements, study finds

The 2019 fire incident at the cathedral allowed researcher Maxime L'Héritier and other colleagues to access certain areas and parts of the archeological site.

Sparks fill the air as Paris Fire brigade members spray water to extinguish flames as the Notre Dame Cathedral burns in Paris, France, April 15, 2019.

Notre-Dame on track to re-open in 2024

She said the clean-up phase of the restoration project had ended, allowing rebuilding work to get underway at the end of the summer.

PEOPLE GAZE at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris two days after a massive fire devastated large parts of the gothic structure

Archeologists find 'well preserved' ancient tombs under cathedral

14th-century tombs were discovered under the famed Notre Dame cathedral, leading to questions about who was buried there.

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France

France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire

The trunk was large enough for an 18-meter long beam that will help support the weight of the spire.

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France

Yad Vashem, U. of Notre Dame to promote Holocaust education

The MoU will be signed personally by Yad Vashem director-general Dorit Novak and vice president and associate provost for internationalization at the University of Notre Dame Michael Pippenger.

An exterior view of the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum

No Christmas mass in Notre-Dame for the first time in 200 years

Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit, who would normally say Christmas mass in Notre-Dame, will this year officiate at the Grüss Circus in the Bois de Boulogne.

PEOPLE GAZE at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris two days after a massive fire devastated large parts of the gothic structure

French women get long sentences for failed Notre Dame car bombing attempt

One of the women enticed her fellow defendant to join the plot by posing online as a male Islamist militant seeking a bride, French media reported. They got sentenced to 30 and 25 years.

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France

Gaza cleric: Arab leaders shed 'crocodile tears' for Notre-Dame

The cleric excoriated Arab leaders for being sympathetic to the French while ignoring the plights of Muslims.

Sparks fill the air as Paris Fire brigade members spray water to extinguish flames as the Notre Dame Cathedral burns in Paris, France, April 15, 2019.

France still struggling to accept French Jews and Muslims

France is home to both the largest Jewish (600,000) and largest Muslim (5.7 million) populations in Europe,

Jews in France protest on February 19th, 2019