Notre Dame bells returned and blessed before cathedral’s December reopening

Bells, the ‘voice of the cathedral’, will be reinstalled in cathedral which is being reconstructed after 2019 fire

Eight bells have been returned to Notre Dame and blessed by its rector as the cathedral prepares to reopen in early December, more than five years after it narrowly escaped complete destruction in a devastating fire.

The 12th-century gothic cathedral was being renovated when the blaze tore through its wooden rafters and lead roof in April 2019, toppling its spire and prompting a desperate fight to save one of the world’s great architectural treasures. Continue reading...


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