The eight bells of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris rang today after more than five years since the fire that severely damaged the building, reports the Agence France Presse.
A little before 10.30:XNUMX a.m., the engine-driven bells rang out one after the other until they reached a harmonious sound, the journalists report.
"This is a beautiful stage, important and symbolic, all the bells ringing together for the first time since the fire," said Filip Jost, who heads the public institution in charge of restoring the cathedral.
After the completion of the restoration, the cathedral should be opened on December 7.
The head of the work on the installation of the bell said that not everything is perfect yet, but that the first test went well and that everything will be brought to perfection.
The restoration of the bell is an additional stage in the revival of one of the largest cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most visited monuments in Europe.
During the fire on April 15, 2019, the northern part of the cathedral had to be restored, and in order to do this, the eight bells in the tower had to be carefully removed, cleaned and restored.
The bells bear the names of personalities who marked that diocese and church. The restored bells, the heaviest of which is four tons, were returned to the cathedral in mid-September.
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