Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s “heart” in five years

THOMAS ADAMSON, of Associated Press, speaks with Notre Dame’s chief architect Philippe Villeneuve…
Know It All: Five things you probably didn’t know about Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

TOM NOUVIAN, of Associated Press, takes a look behind the obvious at the Paris landmark…
Essay: Notre Dame reopens in Paris five years after fire – its reconstruction preserves the past and illuminates France’s modern ambitions

IRIT KLEIMAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at how the tension between preserving the past and building the future has defined the cathedral…
Trump to attend Notre-Dame reopening in first foreign trip since election

Reuters US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will travel to Paris to attend this weekend’s reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was gutted by fire over five years ago, in his first foreign trip since winning the election. Notre-Dame, a Gothic masterpiece, is one of the French capital’s most beloved and visited […]
Stars, heads of state, solemn rituals and high-security celebrations for Notre Dame’s reopening

Paris, France AP The reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend is going to be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some measures used during the Paris Olympics and the sealing-off to tourists of the cathedral’s island location in the heart of the French capital. After more than five years of reconstruction following the fire that devastated Notre Dame in […]
Macron lauds artisans for restoring Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Paris, France Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron praised on Friday the more than 1,000 craftspeople who helped rebuild Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral in what he called “the project of the century”, five-and-a-half years after fire gutted the Gothic masterpiece. The 12th-century cathedral, one of the French capital’s most beloved and visited monuments, will reopen its […]
Lifestory: Fashion designer describes invitation to work on Notre Dame cathedral’s re-opening as “a calling”

THOMAS ADAMSON, of Associated Press, speaks to designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac…
Notre Dame’s restoration surplus of nearly $US150 million will be used for future preservation

Paris, France AP More than five years after the devastating fire ravaged Notre Dame, igniting nearly $US1 billion in pledged donations within days, restoration chief Philippe Jost says €140 million (around $US148 million) still remains from the funds as the cathedral prepares to reopen next month. The surplus, sourced from both billionaire benefactors and countless […]
Postcards: Notre Dame marks arrival of Paris Olympics’ iconic trackside bell as cathedral reopening nears

THOMAS ADAMSON, of Associated Press, reports from Paris ahead of the opening of Notre Dame…
Pay up if you want to see Notre-Dame, French minister wants to tell tourists

Paris, France Reuters France should charge visitors a small fee to see the Notre-Dame cathedral to help the country keep its world-famous churches and cathedrals in shape, the culture minister said. Rachida Dati told newspaper Le Figaro in an interview published late on Wednesday that by charging only €5 per visitor Notre-Dame could raise €75 […]