Notre Dame is expected to reopen to the public and worship in December 2024

On the occasion of his inspection of the reconstruction site of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which was severely damaged by a fire that broke out in the afternoon of April 15, 2019 (the roof and spire had collapsed), French President Emmanuel Macron said that if all goes well, the cathedral should reopen to the public and to worship in December 2024, probably on December 8, on the occasion of the celebration of the Immaculate Conception, although work will still continue on the exterior of the famous monument.

Macron was in the company of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who came on an official visit to France, and on this occasion on Monday, January 9, he took him along with him to the construction site. The Japanese prime minister said he was “surprised by the speed of the restoration of the Cathedral.”

In fact, General Georgelin, president of the public institute for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame, had announced major progress on the construction site last December, with the reconstruction of the stone vaulting of the north transept, the installation of large wooden arches to rebuild the stone arches, the completion of the interior cleaning, and the continuation of that of the pictorial decorations of the chapels. In contrast, the scaffolding used to rebuild the spire is scheduled to be installed in April 2023.

Notre Dame is expected to reopen to the public and worship in December 2024

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