The cathedral, normally Paris's most visited landmark, has been closed since it was gutted by an April 2019 fire.
The story behind the towering Notre Dame spire and the 30-year-old architect commissioned to build it
“Before the fire, we had a very dirty cathedral — walls that looked almost black or dark gray, because of the pollution from candles and smoke,” said Sandron, the art historian. “Now, the color of the stones is very light.” Nearby, dozens of carpenters were sawing, hammering and polishing wooden beams made from centuries-old oak trees. More than 1,000 carefully selected trees from across France have been felled for the reconstruction.
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