More than six years after the catastrophic fire in spring 2019, the west façade with its iconic gargoyles is now gleaming white.
The cathedral itself has been open again since December and has attracted hundreds of thousands of tourists ever since.
Visitors climb more than 400 steps for a panoramic view of the other landmarks of Paris from a height of 70 metres. A new addition to the ascent is a 20 metre high wooden spiral staircase in the south tower. The bells, which weigh up to 13 tonnes, also survived the fire.
The 13th century towers played a special role in the 2019 disaster, as shown in the documentary drama "Notre-Dame in Flames" ("Notre-Dame Brûle") by Jean-Jacques Annaud: On the one hand, the flames climbed towards the north tower for hours; there were even fears of a collapse.
In the end, however, it was probably the statics of the massive towers that held up the entire structure.
The epitome of France's cathedrals
The early Gothic episcopal church of Notre-Dame in Paris is one of the city's landmarks. Many consider it to be the epitome of France's cathedrals.
Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the church is prominently located on the Seine island Île de la Cité in the historic city centre and was visited by around 12 to 14 million people a year before the major fire in 2019.
During renovation work, a major fire broke out on the roof of Notre-Dame on 15 April 2019, destroying the roofs and roof trusses, parts of the vaults and the crossing tower.
President Emmanuel Macron had announced at the time that the church would be rebuilt within five years.
Hundreds of millions of euros in donations were received from France and around the world.
The reopening ceremony took place in December 2024.