Photos: Notre Dame Cathedral reopens, with its first service since a devastating fire
The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang on Saturday evening in Paris for the first time since a fire devastated the Paris landmark in 2019.
Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich began the ceremony by knocking three times on the cathedral’s door with his staff, called a crozier, which was made from one of the burned beams of the cathedral’s roof.
The ceremony to mark the cathedral’s return to religious services was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and hundreds of dignitaries, including U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, first lady Jill Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the U.K.’s Prince William.
The cathedral’s restoration and return to service after five years has been a success for Macron, who has had recent political difficulties.
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