PHOTOS: Notre Dame reopens 5 years after devastating fire

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France Notre Dame Reopening Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, center, talks with European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde, right, (inside Notre Dame Cathedral before France's iconic cathedral is formally reopening its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019, Saturday Dec.7, 2024 in Paris ( Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP) (Ludovic Marin/AP)

France Notre Dame Reopening From the left, Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso and his wife Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, Ashley Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Brigitte Macron, US President-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron stand in Notre Dame Cathedral as France's iconic cathedral is formally reopening its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019, Saturday Dec.7, 2024 in Paris ( Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP) (Ludovic Marin/AP)

France Notre Dame Reopening A view of the Great Organ and the Western Rose window before the inaugural Mass, with the consecration of the high altar, at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, as part of ceremonies to mark the Cathedral's reopening after its restoration, in Paris, France, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Photo via AP) (Sarah Meyssonnier/AP)

France Notre Dame Mass Priests and clergy arrive to attend an inaugural Mass, with the consecration of the high altar, at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, as part of ceremonies to mark the Cathedral's reopening after its restoration, in Paris, France, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Photo via AP) (Sarah Meyssonnier/AP)

France Notre Dame Mass Archbishop Laurent Ulrich spreads holy oil on the altar during an inaugural Mass, with the consecration of the high altar, at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, as part of ceremonies to mark the Cathedral's reopening after its restoration, in Paris, France, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Photo via AP) (Sarah Meyssonnier/AP)

France Notre Dame Mass Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, center, blesses the altar during an inaugural Mass, with the consecration of the high altar, at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, as part of ceremonies to mark the Cathedral's reopening after its restoration, in Paris, France, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Photo via AP) (Sarah Meyssonnier/AP)

France Notre Dame Mass Front row from center right, French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, attend an inaugural Mass, with the consecration of the high altar, at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, as part of ceremonies to mark the Cathedral's reopening after its restoration, in Paris, France, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Photo via AP) (Sarah Meyssonnier/AP)

December 08, 2024 at 2:32 pm EST

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