5 years on, stark memories of Notre-Dame fire still haunt Parisians as restoration nears completion

Restoration workers and artisans are racing to finish the reconstruction of Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral, five years after the major blaze that ravaged the iconic monument. On April 15, 2019, a major fire broke out in Notre-Dame. The flames ravaged the monument’s roof structure and then spread, destroying the spire, the nave and transept roofs and their wooden frameworks. Since the incident, the 500 workers participating in reconstruction efforts on the site daily have achieved to rebuild the medieval wooden frameworks of the roof and to erect a new spire. French President Emmanuel Macron has said the restoration work is on schedule, with the cathedral slated to reopen to the public on December 8, 2024. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!