The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding that still clings to the cathedral is puzzling some Parisians and raising questions about whether the monument's grand post-blaze reopening is more symbolic than substantive.

The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting ready to reopen next month after more than five years of closure.

Five-and-a-half years after the devastating fire of 2019, Paris's Gothic jewel has been rescued, renovated, and refurbished - offering visitors what promises to be a breathtaking visual treat.

Designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's vestments for Notre Dame cathedral's post-fire reopening blend a colorful pop-art aesthetic with medieval touches.

A traveling augmented reality experience takes viewers inside the Paris landmark and explores what it took to restore it after a sweeping 2019 fire.

Notre-Dame Cathedral will soon reopen its doors after undergoing a five-year renovation period. A fire on April 15, 2019 left significant damage to the iconic cathedral and prompted its yearslong closure to the public. For over eight centuries, the cathedral has been a place of worship and gatherings, as well as a popular tourist attraction.

The Notre Dame cathedral was largely destroyed in a fire in 2019, but it has slowly been restored to its former glory in the five years since.

Jackson DuBois, a 49-year-old from Cooperstown, NY, spent three months in France last year working to rebuild the 850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral, which was severely damaged by a fire in April 2019. After an estimated $767 million in repairs by skilled craftspeople from around the world, it is set to reopen to the public Dec. 8.

The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding still clinging to the cathedral’s exterior is puzzling some Parisians, who question whether its grand post-blaze reopening is more symbolic than substantive.

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has dressed pop stars including Rihanna, and a pope. Now he's designed priestly robes for Notre Dame's reopening When the Notre Dame cathedral burned in April 2019, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac felt compelled to act.