The great gargoyle myth. ... revolutionaries also decapitated 28 statues from Notre Dame’s facade, mistaking them for French monarchs. ... — Notre Dame Cathedral, ...

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has always been one of the world's most important architectural and cultural landmarks. In December 2024, the cathedral reopened its doors to visitors, restoring ...

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, is seen during a visit to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Nov. 29, 2024. The cathedral is set to reopen in early December, with a planned weekend of ...

French culture minister proposes entrance fee for Notre Dame to help fund preservation work FILE - French Culture Minister Rachida Dati delivers a speech at the Culture ministry in Paris, Sept. 26 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has toured Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral live on TV, giving the public a first look inside the building since much of it was destroyed or damaged in a huge fire in ...

Notre-Dame’s restorers, however, have replaced like with like — recreating not just the roof as it was but using a distinctively French technique that dates back over 800 years.

Thibault Camus. FILE - Preserved gargoyles of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral are pictured, on April 17, 2019 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File) ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has toured Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral live on TV, giving the public a first look inside the building since much of it was destroyed or damaged in a huge fire in ...

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral, which is set to reopen to the public on Sunday after a five-year restoration following a devastating fire, stands as a jewel of Gothic architecture, a symbol ...

In 1792, revolutionaries also decapitated 28 statues from Notre Dame’s facade, mistaking them for French monarchs. They were actually ancient kings of Judah, biblical ancestors of Jesus.