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.

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.

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.

Spectators gather outside France’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris for it’s formal reopening for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861 ...

France’s Notre Dame Cathedral reopens 5 years after shocking blaze December 07, 2024 2:38 AM By Agence France-Presse; People stand outside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Nov. 29 2024.