For nearly five years, our reporters have followed “the project of the century” – the reconstruction of Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was devastated by fire in April 2019. In this final episode, we take you across France to discover the craftsmanship that has helped bring the Gothic masterpiece back to life. The world’s most famous cathedral is set to reopen to the public on December 8. FRANCE 24’s Mélina Huet reports.
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