Amazingly, after Chartres' cathedral burnt to the ground in 1194, it took just 30 years to rebuild – astonishing when you consider it took centuries to build cathedrals such as Paris' Notre-Dame.

Cathedrals across France rang their bells in honor of Notre Dame on Wednesday night, marking two days since the devastating fire ripped through the 850-year-old Gothic masterpiece.

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang this evening in Paris for the first time since a fire devastated the landmark in 2019.

Notre Dame Cathedral prepares to reopen 03:45. But on Friday, the gaping holes torn into the vaulted ceilings and the charred piles of debris were long gone, filled in with new stonework.

France’s National Heritage and Architecture Commission approved a plan to renovate the interior of the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral on Thursday of last week, reports the Agence France-Presse (AFP).

The facade of the Notre Dame Cathedral, ahead of its official reopening ceremony after more than five years of reconstruction work following the April 2019 fire, in Paris, France on Saturday.

Damage caused to Notre Dame Cathedral following a major fire yesterday on April 16, 2019 in Paris, France. Firefighter use spotlights to douse flames billowing from the roof at Notre Dame ...