One of the greatest casualties of the Notre-Dame fire was the wooden spire. But fate had other ideas for the statues at the structure’s base, a set of copper sculptures representing the Twelve ...

Some Parisians hailed the return of the almost-life size statue of the Virgin Mary to Notre Dame, which also took place in November, as “miraculous.” Considered the symbolic heart of the ...

PARIS (AP) — A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as “The Virgin of Paris,” returned to Notre Dame cathedral Friday evening, five years after surviving the devastating 2019 ...

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.

A look at the Parisian cathedral's history as it re-opens after a five year €700 million renovation project following the 2019 fire ...

the 6ft-tall statue being carried through the streets of Paris was a replica — the real Madonna was making her way home in an armoured vehicle. Since 1818, the year she was gifted to Notre-Dame ...

A 13th-century jubé or rood screen that previously separated the choir and sanctuary from public view was among the more ...

The statue was kept at the Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois Church near the Louvre for five years since Notre Dame was ravaged by a fire in 2019. (OSV News/Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq) The return of the ...

PARIS — Notre Dame’s stone vaults ... They paused for a moment in front of a statue of Mary and Jesus that had survived the fire. The origin of the blaze remains a mystery.

The original Virgin Mary statue, which did not suffer from the 2019 fire, is displayed before returning in the Notre-Dame cathedral, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 outside the cathedral in Paris.