Photographs: Notre Dame Cathedral reopens, with its first service since a devastating hearth

The choir, clergy and visitors stand as they sing throughout a ceremony to mark the reopening of the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral, in central Paris, on Saturday.

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The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang on Saturday night in Paris for the primary time since a fireplace devastated the Paris landmark in 2019.

Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich started the ceremony by knocking thrice on the cathedral’s door along with his workers, referred to as a crozier, which was created from one of many burned beams of the cathedral’s roof.

This photograph shows a new altar (front) designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on Nov. 29, 2024.

The ceremony to mark the cathedral’s return to spiritual providers was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and a whole lot of dignitaries, together with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, first girl Jill Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the U.Okay.’s Prince William.

The cathedral’s restoration and return to service after 5 years has been a hit for Macron, who has had current political difficulties.

Firefighters, rescuers and builders involved in the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral parade during a ceremony to mark the re-opening of landmark cathedral, in central Paris, on December 7, 2024. Around 50 heads of state and government are expected in the French capital to attend the ceremony marking the rebuilding of the Gothic masterpiece five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were part of the five-year restoration project at a cost of hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Firefighters, rescuers and builders concerned within the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral parade throughout a ceremony to mark the reopening of the landmark cathedral, in central Paris, on Saturday.

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French President Emmanuel Macron, right, talks with US President-elect Donald Trump in Notre Dame Cathedral as France's iconic cathedral is formally reopening its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019, Saturday Dec.7, 2024 in Paris ( Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

French President Emmanuel Macron, proper, talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Notre Dame Cathedral as France’s iconic cathedral is formally reopening its doorways for the primary time since a devastating hearth almost destroyed the landmark in 2019.

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Spectators gather outside France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris for it's formal reopening for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019.

Spectators collect outdoors France’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday in Paris for its formal reopening.

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TOPSHOT - This photograph shows part of bas-relief outside of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

A part of bas-relief outdoors of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, on Nov. 29.

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This photograph shows the tabernacle designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, in the heart of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The tabernacle designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet is pictured in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Nov. 29.

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Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo (L), French President Emmanuel Macron (2L) and his wife Brigitte Macron (3R) stand as the Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich (C), walks to the doors of Notre-Dame Cathedral during a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark Cathedral, in central Paris, on December 7, 2024. Around 50 heads of state and government are expected in the French capital to attend the ceremony marking the rebuilding of the Gothic masterpiece five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were part of the five-year restoration project at a cost of hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by Christophe PETIT TESSON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo (left), French President Emmanuel Macron (second from left) and his spouse Brigitte Macron (third from left) stand because the Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich (heart), walks to the doorways of Notre Dame Cathedral throughout a ceremony to mark the reopening on Saturday.

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Customers sit inside a restaurant next to France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, hours before formally reopening its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Prospects sit inside a restaurant subsequent to France’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, hours earlier than formally reopening its doorways on Saturday.

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This photograph shows the inside of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

This {photograph} reveals the within of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Nov. 29.

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Spectators collect outdoors France’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday in Paris for its formal reopening.

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TOPSHOT - Pedestrians pass by the security barriers and fences placed around the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the eve ahead of its official reopening after more than five-year of reconstruction work following the April 15, 2019 fire, in Paris, on December 6, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians cross by the safety obstacles and fences positioned across the Notre Dame Cathedral on the eve forward of its official reopening, on Friday.

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 29, 2024 shows the Western Rose window of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on November 29, 2024 (L) and on November 30, 2012 (R). The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN and PATRICK KOVARIK / various sources / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTINPATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

This mixture of images reveals the Western Rose window of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Nov. 29, 2024 (left) and on Nov. 30, 2012 (proper).

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This combination of pictures created on November 29, 2024 shows the nave of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris on November 29, 2024 (TOP) and on June 28, 2017 (BOTTOM). The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros.

This mixture of images reveals the nave of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Nov. 29, 2024 (prime) and on June 28, 2017 (backside).

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 29, 2024 shows rubble and the cross at the altar inside the the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris a month after it sustained major fire, on May 15, 2019 (TOP), and the tabernacle designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet in the heart of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ and STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZSTEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

This mixture of images reveals rubble and the cross on the altar contained in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris a month after it sustained main hearth, on Might 15, 2019 (prime), and the tabernacle designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet on Nov. 29, 2024.

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This combination of pictures created on November 29, 2024 shows the nave of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris on November 29, 2024 (R) and on June 28, 2017 (L). The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros.

The nave of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Nov. 29, 2024 (proper) and on June 28, 2017 (left).

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This combination of pictures created on November 29, 2024 shows the choir stalls of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on June 26, 2018 (TOP) and on November 29, 2024 (BOTTOM). The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN and STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / various sources / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARINSTEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The choir stalls of Notre Dame on June 26, 2018 (prime) and on Nov. 29, 2024 (backside).

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This photograph shows the choir stalls of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The choir stalls of Notre Dame are proven on Nov. 29.

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This photograph shows the Crown of thorns inside the reliquary of the Crown of Thorns designed by French Artist Sylvain Dubuisson during a visit of France's President at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

This {photograph} reveals the Crown of Thorns contained in the reliquary of the Crown of Thorns, designed by French Artist Sylvain Dubuisson, on Nov. 29.

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