Notre Dame Cathedral formally reopened its doors Saturday, more than five years after a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old Gothic wonder at the center of the City of Lights.

Larger than a football field, the inside of the cathedral now glows with oatmeal-colored walls and cavernous vaulted ceilings.

Getty The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is scheduled to reopen on Saturday, Dec. 7, after a massive fire caused significant structural damage — including a collapsed roof — in April 2019.

The cathedral attracted millions of worshipers and visitors annually before the April 15, 2019, fire forced its closure ... even though Notre Dame is very old,” said stonemason Adrien Willeme ...

After a devastating fire on April, 15, 2019 damaged the rook and spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral, a first look was unveiled from French President Emmanuel Macron during a live two-hour televised ...

The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang on Saturday evening in Paris for the first time since a fire devastated the Paris landmark in 2019. Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich began the ceremony by ...

PARIS — Five years after a catastrophic fire reduced Notre Dame Cathedral to a smoldering shell, journalists got a first glimpse of the Gothic masterpiece’s fully restored interiors during a ...

Notre Dame Cathedral hosted its first Mass since 2019 on Sunday, more than five years after a fire devastated the historic building. Archbishop Laurent Ulrich led the proceedings and French ...

The Notre Dame Cathedral will reopen Dec.7, nearly five years after a fire ripped through the historic structure. AFP via Getty Images Nearly $1 billion in funds were donated to restoring the ...

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris -- one of the city's most iconic sights -- is set to reopen Dec. 8 to the public after a major fire ravaged the historical site in 2019. French President Emmanuel ...

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Notre Dame Cathedral showed itself anew to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework erasing somber memories of its devastating fire in 2019. Images ...