Notre Dame is re-opening after devastating fire of 2019.

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A Te Deum (Latin for 'Thee, God, we praise') is planned for 15th April 2024.

The Parvis of Notre Dame and the Archaeological Crypt are now re-open to the public, as is the Pont au Double for easy pedestrian access.

The archbishop of Paris placed relics of Saint Denis, Saint Genevieve and a fragment of the Crown of the Thorns in the cockerel, and after it was blessed in the ceremony on 16th December 2023 it was placed on top of the spire, which can now be seen again, since the removal of the scaffolding surrounding it.

CASA Association volunteers offer a welcoming mission with an artistic and spiritual guide of Notre Dame conducted at 14:30pm with different languages accommodated on various days, and the meeting point is the Statue of the Virgin on the square.

Mass is still being conducted at Saint-Germain L'Auxerrois, located opposite The Louvre.

European Heritage Days of 21st and 22nd September 2024 will welcome visitors at the Parvis to see and hear lectures, demonstrations etc from various people working on the restoration such as project management and archaeologists.

The full re-opening of Notre Dame Cathedral to the public is planned for 8th December 2024.

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The flying buttress system of arched exterior supports you can see in this photo are found at the back of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and it was one of the first buildings in the world to use this strategy in order to bring stability to the Gothic architecture that had predominantly thinner walls than other styles constructed prior.

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