This is timelapse footage of the new spire at Notre-Dame cathedral being revealed.

In April 2019 the world watched in horror as Paris’ world famous Notre-Dame cathedral was engulfed in flames. The wooden spire constructed in 1859 by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was entirely destroyed.

But in the months and years that followed the medieval masterpiece has been rebuilt. The cathedral has been encapsulated in a vast shell of scaffolding, totalling 70,000 pieces.

After the spire was rebuilt, a golden chicken adorned with flames was lowered onto the peak. The new phoenix-like chicken symbolises the re-emergence of the building from the ashes. Then the scaffolding came down, revealing the new spire in its full glory.

It’s hoped that Notre-Dame will reopen by the end of 2024. Although it won’t be finished in time for the Paris Olympic Games this summer.

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