After a thorough restoration, workers are returning the 150-year-old copper statues to the top of Notre-Dame Cathedral.

A combo of images shows Notre Dame cathedral burning in Paris, Monday April 15, 2019, top, and a view of the cathedral following restoration works in Paris, on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Vanessa Pena ...

Symbolic lifting of the statues surrounding the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris marked the beginning of one of the ...

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame is reopening its doors for the first time since a fire in 2019 nearly destroyed Paris' beloved 12th-century cathedral.

France’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral is formally reopening its doors on Saturday for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019.

Pedestrians walk past Notre Dame Cathedral a day before its ceremonial reopening in Paris on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, following the devastating fire of 2019.