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The ornate apse cross, which survived the devastating fire at Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2019, is reinstalled at the top of the iconic monument after undergoing restoration works. IMAGES
Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral gets a new golden rooster, part of its renaissance from the ashes of the 2019 fire that severely damaged it, and ahead of its reopening next year. The artefact was blessed by the archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich before being lifted into place on the cathedral spire 96 metres (104 yards) high, in blue skies and winter sunshine. IMAGES
An ornate cross is lifted by crane and installed on the new spire of Paris' emblematic Notre-Dame cathedral. Workers have one year, starting on Friday, to finish restoring the gothic monument in time for its reopening following a monstrous fire in 2019. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron visits the construction site of Notre-Dame Cathedral, on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the fire that destroyed large parts of the historic monument, and greets people working on the site. IMAGES
Images of the exterior of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, some of which is under construction two years to the day after the fire that ravaged the building. French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit the site later today. IMAGES
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