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Four years after fire, Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral set to rise again

By France24
22 April 2023   |   4:30 pm
For the past four years, FRANCE 24 has been closely following the reconstruction of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral following the devastating 2019 fire there. The year 2023 is a crucial phase for the rebuilding, as the cathedral's spire, which collapsed in the blaze, is slated to rise over the Paris skyline once again by the end of December.

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