A series of events will count down to the iconic Parisian cathedral’s reopening five years after a devastating fire.

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen on December 7, five years after a devastating blaze that caught the world's attention. The Élysée Palace said on Wednesday that French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a speech in front of the cathedral.

The bells of Notre Dame tolled in Paris on Friday for the first time since the 2019 fire that threatened to destroy the Parisian landmark. At the time of the fire, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild the iconic, 861-year-old structure within five years.

"This celebration of the reopening of Notre-Dame deserves an octave: from December 8 to 15, each day, we will have a solemn celebration with a particular theme ", says the archbishop of Paris, who wants "the people of Paris to be present at these reopening celebrations ". Each morning, at 10:30 a.m., the archbishop will preside over a mass.

In early December, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen after five years of reconstruction. During the first week, it will be accessible to the faithful and tourists until late evening. "Our greatest desire is to welcome everyone again,

What works of art will you find in Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral when it reopens? Paintings, liturgical furnishings and tapestries mingle in the building, and for the occasion, seven new tapestries have been commissioned from the national manufactures.

Officials in Paris announced the Notre Dame Cathedral will hold a grand reopening ceremony next month after it finishes its extensive restoration.

On December 16, ordinary life will return to one of Paris' landmarks, according to the rector of the Parisian temple. Five years after a fire devastated its spire and vault, the Notre Dame Cathedral will officially reopen to the public.