The Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, struck the doors of Notre Dame three times with his crozier, and a psalm was sung inside in response, at a ceremony on Saturday to mark the reopening of the newly restored cathedral.<\/p>\n
Minutes earlier, the cathedral\u2019s bells rang out and French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed guests, including US President-elect Donald Trump, five-and-a-half years after a huge fire brought the 860-year-old building close to collapse.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere we are. The whole world is watching us. Let\u2019s reopen Notre Dame,\u201d Macron said on X.<\/p>\n
Notre Dame has been meticulously restored, with a new spire and rib vaulting, its flying buttresses and carved stone gargoyles returned to their past glory and white stone and gold decorations shining brightly once again.<\/p>\n
Getting Trump to attend, and organising a meeting between him and Ukraine\u2019s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Elysee Palace ahead of the Notre Dame ceremony, was a coup for Macron as he faces a political crisis at home after parliament ousted his prime minister.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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