A symbolic step for a reconstruction which is just as symbolic. A cross will be hoisted on the new spire of Notre-Dame de Paris on Wednesday December 6, almost a year before the cathedral reopens to the public. This was set for December 8, 2024. The sky over Paris had already changed since November 28 with the raising of the scaffolding which holds the new spire of Notre-Dame, replacing that destroyed by the fire of April 15, 2019. Follow our live stream.
Restoration work continues. On November 24, the public establishment responsible for supervising the site indicated that the “familiar silhouette” of the arrow would be visible “before Christmas”. Identical to the previous one, designed by the 19th century architect Viollet-le-Duc, the new spire will however remain surrounded by the scaffolding which was used to erect this structure.
Emmanuel Macron will speak out on contemporary stained glass windows on Friday. The Archbishop of Paris Monseigneur Ulrich proposed to the President of the Republic contemporary stained glass windows for the side chapels of the nave, in order to commemorate the period of the fire and the reconstruction, franceinfo learned from the Elysée, confirming a RTL information.
A tribute to General Georgelin. During his visit scheduled for Friday, the head of state “will be able to approach the arrow” and on this occasion, “he will pay special tribute to General Georgelin”, whose name will be engraved in the wood of the arrow, the Elysée announced. Jean-Louis Georgelin supervised the site until his death in the mountains last summer at the age of 74.
The end of the project is planned for 2029-2030. Reopening does not mean the end of the work: numerous interventions are still planned, including the restoration of the flying buttresses of the nave and the choir. The project will not be fully completed until the end of the decade, in 2029 or 2030, according to the Elysée.