Peek inside Notre Dame Cathedral before the grand reopening!

[@rationalistinanev]

Congratulations to the people of France who have committed to this great landmark and honored past craftsman by using the original methods. I love seeing these restoration videos.

[@wzupppp]

The ancient methods are not forgotten, so sad its only used in historic buildings. I despise modern architecture

[@thunderbolt8409]

@@wzupppp theses anciant methods are used to garantee the historical traces of the tools but modern methods are more productive and easy to realise with the same resistance

[@parioceanchicago]

I am french, I used to pass Notre-Dame everyday to go to work. I was living in USA when it burn and I cryed a lot that day. I will have the chance to be in France in december and I am very excited to go inside again, like brand new. And the food, of course.

[@drinkbeerandtravel]

😃

[@bellamovie2]

She's healing really fast! And she's still a beauty to this very day! Can't wait for Notre Dame to finally reopen by the end of the year! I'm so happy for the people of Paris, France! Sending lots of thoughts and prayers! 🙏❤️

[@philipplouden5892]

I got to visit and attend Mass before the fire. I get emotional seeing her put back together. A symbol of enduring faith and France restored. ❤

[@rouennaude581]

Seeing the people doing all of this hard hand work, gives me hope for the human race, and makes me happy to see a beautiful landmark be rebuilt to its rightful glory

[@jessielopez1065]

From tragedy to triumph! Thank you to the many donors & many craftspeople who have saved this treasure for humanity

[@martijnkeisers5900]

Its beautiful to see the world come together to restore this symbol of Paris! May God bless the people of Paris, France and the world.

[@Marius-jg6sl]

" the world", vas-y hein, je t'en prie, hésite pas à t'approprier la cathédrale et tout le boulot aussi.

[@guillaume5156]

Thanks to the world for the donation of 840 millions euros, but the job has been realised by french workers.

[@aiguesvives30]

​​@@Marius-jg6sloui la cathédrale est à Paris mais elle rayonne sur toute l'humanité elle chargée de la foece des prières des pèlerins du monde entier

[@oulahcenothmane9497]

@@guillaume5156most of the 840 million where donated by the french corporations

[@guillaume5156]

@@oulahcenothmane9497 It's true, contrary to what I said, 70 million come from abroad, mainly from the United States, which is already a lot of money.

[@WilliamJohnson-js1kp]

December 8 is the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The cathedral is dedicated to Mary. The media never mention the significance of this date.

[@evodius1]

Yes! I came here to say this.

[@WilliamJohnson-js1kp]

@@evodius1 I'm glad you did.

[@jose.carlossv]

Exatamente!

[@josuenogueras7141]

@@drjanitor3747 wow how could you say that

[@ardaduck735]

@@drjanitor3747 Not really.

[@danielaastete4409]

It's a such feeling of joy and happiness to see this beauty standing again, it is also a huge feeling of hope! ❤❤❤

[@gljm]

I am proud to say that I was one of those donations from the US.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

💞

[@cherylb6755]

Me too. It was an honor… and an honneur. 💖

[@savage.4.24]

I do believe every parish across the pond passed an extra plate for a month or two.

[@midom9143]

thank you for your donation (I'm french)

[@williamjones7163]

I saw the church in 1985. I have placed at the top of my bucket list to see and experience the church again before I die.

[@Arkelk2010]

For a quick report, this was well done. Brava! to the reporter. Thank you for showing some of the paintings and details that have been obscured from age until now.

[@sakurapablo671]

And it took them roughly 5 years to get this wonderful piece of history that is part of Paris and been parts of movies and tv shows that we known it from.

[@Qwerty01012]

GODBLESS to those hands and minds behind the restoration. 🙏😇

[@v.dargain1678]

The first few masses given after the reopening are going to be standing room only .

[@garethwilkinson3456]

Oh man. I see the love of this global place when everyone speaks of it. I love it also.

[@barryjacobs8524]

Rebuilt stronger than before. Beautiful isn’t it. Perhaps it was meant to burn so that new life and workmanship will make it last another thousand years. It’s a miracle. ❤

[@ColinGarner-h1t]

Wonderful work ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@thehipmusicologist]

If they can get a live choir to sing Olim or Entr’acte from the hunchback of notre dame soundtrack at the grand reopening it would be epic! 🤯

[@alexanderednie1205]

This is amazing

[@nathanielscreativecollecti6392]

What a contrast to the opening ceremony. 1000 years after these Olympics end, this house of God will still stand.

[@MrBobconner1952]

That truly is amazing. A lot of hours and effort by skilled craftsmen. way to go France

[@thomashallam3566]

Really glad to see this piece of History being restored back to her former glory and i'm happy for the people of Paris and France as well.

[@tongpoo8985]

Absolutely beautiful, I'm so happy they rebuilt it. I don't care what religion it is, beautiful religious architecture such as this should never be destroyed. Possibly the highest form of art mankind can create.

[@cremebrulee4759]

The workmanship is amazing. These people are great artists.

[@gabrielhorvath9128]

Let this go to show we as humanity are still capable of such beautiful architecture and art! Let us use it more often. That being said amazing work at restoring Notre Dame from the ruined state it was in!

[@erictheisen3203]

Wonderful work indeed man.

[@christopherrascon6386]

I can't wait for the grand opening! :D

[@AnnaBrown-h4e]

Wow! The fire was so sad! But it's wonderful that it was restored!! ❤❤❤

[@DrKozmotis]

May she rings in joy and glory for all parisian people!!!

[@weprayforcars7]

I am a Muslim, but i am eager to visit the beautiful Notre Dame cathedral once it's rebuilt. I was heartbroken when i learned what happened to this incredible masterpiece which survived two world wars. I had visited the Notre Dame cathedral in 2011 with my parents during our holiday visit in Paris, i was only 5 years old. But i am glad that the French government rebuilt it, it's such an important religious icon, i consider it one of the wonders of the world. Congratulations to all the Christians around the world! ❤

[@iHeartfluffyDogs]

The fire was absolutely heartbreaking and painful to even watch. I could not believe it was happening.

[@philtucker1224]

It looks absolutely fabulous!

[@rr7firefly]

The restored cathedral is in the hearts and minds of every person alive who ever set foot in this glorious building. It is a joy for me -- many years ago I was in Paris during my architectural studies and it was an unforgettable experience. // Que Dieu bénisse à jamais la cathédrale Notre-Dame.

[@worldview730]

Great Job guys, better than I thought, keep up the good work! 👍👍

[@rob0576a]

A beautiful cultural monument being brought back to life. Fabulous! Magnifique!

[@asierra6064]

Awesome to see this beautiful Roman Catholic Cathedral come back to life! It'll be wonderful to have mass celebrated here again.

[@sanapadsense1999]

Roman ? Are you serious ?

[@s3v3n3]

@@sanapadsense1999 Gothic architecture. Yes, it's a Roman Catholic Cathedral

[@sanapadsense1999]

@@s3v3n3 Despite its Roman origins and from an architectural point of view this cathedral is Gothic.

[@s3v3n3]

@@sanapadsense1999 Gothic isn't a denomination, it's a Roman Catholic Church, that's what we mean.

[@rjcarter2904]

A beautiful and historic place. I hope to see it again to see how it compares to the original.

[@v.dargain1678]

Beautiful ! Thanks

[@sjwilloughby-greene8214]

I would love to visit. Beautiful unity.🌿♥️♥️♥️🌿

[@brandongaming1049]

amazing too can't wait!

[@fload46d]

C'est magnifique. Merci beaucoups.

[@mspfinney]

Watching it burn just breaks my heart. 💔. I’m glad they are restoring this majestic building. I feel bad it won’t be “original”.

[@karloman1]

FANTASTIC

[@CROM-on1bz]

It's completely crazy. I am certainly French and Parisian but before this fire, the cathedral was part of the landscape, it was timeless, it was part of the decor and I didn't notice it, just a little thought "it's still really beautiful". Since this fire I understand the words of the poet "you miss a single being and everything is depopulated".

[@ZombiefreakPrincess]

Welcome back Notre Dame! ❤❤

[@wlouisharris]

Great news. I was staying about 3 blocks from Notre Dame when it caught fire. We saw and smelled the smoke. People immediately went to see what was going on. We watched from about 200 yards away as Notre Dame burned. It was literally like watching history go up in flames.

[@walterulasinksi7031]

The roof framing of Notre Dame was of oak timbers as was the main framework of the spire the roof covering was of toxic lead. The ceiling inside however is of vaulted limestone. For this portion of the transept vaulted ceiling, every stone must be cut and fitted precisely or the ceiling will fall down. This is not just the vaulted ribs, many of which need to be recreated but every infill stone. Only then can the temporary supports both under the vaulted ceiling but those outside under the exterior wall flying buttresses. It is one of the great engineering feats of the middle ages, that structures of this type will stand by themselves if every piece is fitted with precision and why the public prefers that this happen using as long as it takes despite any politician.

[@cellocat-sm8lx]

"And some say the soul of the city's the toll of the bells... The bells of Notre Dame" ✨💜💒

[@haxozr0]

Best movie ever.

[@GabrielaGarcia-qw9ck]

THANK GOD BLESS ❤

[@MaryPelikan]

God will bless them and there family for all the love given to mother mary cathidral❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 3:42

[@kathleenclark5877]

This is so miraculous. However, I wish they would get this tight: atop the spire is a phoenix rising from the flames! For crying out loud!

[@matfhju]

I love that they chose a borderline 1 to 1 recruation of what was.

[@cyrusjamesingua8142]

Back then this cathedral was reformed, vandalized, forgotten, looted. But now its an icon of paris and the faith of paris.

[@FredFlintstone-bq4zx]

Totally amazing

[@SeñorMalc]

Looks better than before!!!

[@rashmibelur]

I had visited Notre dame catedral in 2011 and felt the positive energy there… Picked up a brass coin (Mary with infant Jesus on it) as a souvenir and even today I carry it in my purse along with Ma Durga silver coin…

[@samvetter843]

I tried calling the Notre Dame cathedral a year ago and the machine that answered spoke in English and in French and said they are reopened now and they are having local France church services there, it’s not open to the public yet as the grand reopening isn’t until December 8th

[@LIV-f1j]

Bravoooo!!!

[@catherinewood948]

I gave $100 to the restoration 3 years ago. A tiny drop in the ocean of world-wide donations. (I hope it didn't pay for some director's lunch.)

[@jreverdy4]

Merci infiniment !

[@catherinewood948]

C'est rien

[@tb4irish1]

The French are amazing!

[@tulibanerjee]

When is the Grand Opening?

[@maryd9331]

Now we pray that many people will return to the cathedral to worship, which is it's reason for being.

[@Mr.Bigfoot-e2q]

I got to give it to the franch to pull that off in only 5 years. It was sad to watch a piece of history burning on the new live 5 years ago. I am glad they rebuilt it.

[@gabeux9800]

They did the guy dirty by adding subtitles

[@LuciaChaurand]

It will be done soon when it’s reopen in December.

[@Palamedes2009]

Amy:In time sonic

[@punishedfoxo]

Honestly, the fire shouldn't have been seen as a tragedy, nobody died, and we all knew it would be rebuilt. Sure, it took a while, but the building has new history to its legacy. Instead, view it as a sign that even if the politics around a project like this might be controversial and complex, the trades people who can actually get it done never went away, and if anything, can apply what they learnt here elsewhere in the world.

[@frontenac5083]

It took a while? LOL! If not for President Macron's kind of arbitrary and very optimistic deadline, the reconstruction wouldn't even have started yet! They'd still be arguing over how to rebuild the thing.

[@punishedfoxo]

@@frontenac5083 True, but that's just part of the history now, and will simply be a footnote in the building's history. The craftmen who got it done in the end still existed, regardless of there being a deadline for the Olympics or not. In ten years time, you probably wont even remember a delay.

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

Ave Maria, Plena Gratis...

[@lennon6349]

the questions they asked the architect were so stupid.

[@SeñorMalc]

Agreed, maybe a slight language barrier? Lol

[@michaelbayer5094]

What do you expect from a mindless network morning show? If you want substance, find a real documentary.

[@SeñorMalc]

@@michaelbayer5094 True. I had to quit watching these shows because they’re so plain and clearly made for the housewife.

[@lewisdoherty7621]

Instead of rebuilding the roof trusses in steel to avoid fire and lightning problems, wood was used. For the money available, the trusses could have used stainless steel and would have lasted thousands of years. Poisonous lead was used for the roof. Next, the TITANIC will be rebuilt without enough lifeboats for historical accuracy. I guess no changes were wanted for fear it would be messed up like they did with the Louvre.

[@frontenac5083]

Oh, right. Because you're an expert in medieval architecture, all of a sudden.

[@lewisdoherty7621]

@@frontenac5083 The work wouldn't be seen. It wouldn't be medieval architecture. It would have been safe architecture.

[@chairde]

Don’t forget a sprinkler system.😂

[@GregoryDsouza-y8o]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tonyburzio4107]

One lesson learned from all this mess is, rebuilding a cathedral is a lot more expensive than a night fire watchman during restoration work.

[@edsalinas9996]

Now get out of there and let the workers do there job! I can only Imagine how OSHA is dealing with this safety issue.

[@marksargent2440]

Its nice seeing old cathedrals / chuches restored .Gods a movement not a monument . Years ago when thay where built we had true God fearing and loving people attend then now most are sadly no longer in use .my pray is that God will bring our nation back to beliving in him before its to late repent and ask him for his forgiveness and ask him for his wisdom as well

[@tellyboy17]

As good as new! Well it mostly is new now I suppose.

[@Dameus56]

Viva Cristo Rey

[@VANSLEEK1]

Long live Catholicism We love you blessed Mother Mary

[@BorGia-d2r]

❤❤❤❤❤🇫🇷

[@rodstrayer3054]

The Olympics opening sucks!

[@haxozr0]

Agreed. And they shouldn’t rush the construction to make it on time for the Olympics in December.

[@StayBLESSEDpeople]

Night/asleep day/awake god /always ❤/🙏

[@juanchica8626]

How come we don’t do this to the old Roman ruins

[@Malo-TheFlyingFrenchman]

Because they are in ruin for hundred or even thousands of years! That's how they are known, in ruin, whereas Notre-Dame is still used for worshipping, and also because it is known as finished and completely built

[@bellamovie2]

​@@Malo-TheFlyingFrenchmanAnd they're using the old medieval theology to rebuild the medieval Gothic cathedral That's a genius idea

[@tonyburzio4107]

The Parthenon was built in Tennessee. It's quite impressive.

[@MM-fe9mz]

This was only possible because of photos and 3d models that were recorded before the fire. More ancient things would just be guessing and would turn into something new as an AUTHENTIC restoration would be impossible.

[@icam7007]

😮

[@bro.melCredo]

Congratulation Catholic Church

[@dunno4228]

I just hope frollo doesnt simp over a girl again😂

[@silvinoesparza7001]

They worked so hard for such beauty. The devotion of God fearing workers. Then they opened the Olympic’s with an abortion.

[@RobertodelaVega-t3w]

Will the Pope be allowed to say Mass in the Cathedral?

[@heliedecastanet1882]

Why would he not be ?

[@joe-p9k4n]

Wow, thanks for the 20 whole seconds of inside views. smh

[@mwd331]

They do clearly explain that it’s a secret until they re open in December..

[@ClientLawrenceLlanto]

Rebuilted but, it's old designs

[@riproar11]

The way it should be.

[@ShriyaDamayanthi]

💃☝️👀💛

[@silviavega8228]

No touching!

[@karensback]

White people are WONDERFUL.

[@haxozr0]

Mhm.. and?

[@SpaseNastov]

Nestrov Spase LPR DIAL ALBANIA

[@SpaseNastov]

Nastov

[@abnormallyfunny]

It's disgusting that this was rushed. Utterly disgusting.

[@owensmith7530]

Have they put any fire breaks in the roof this time? If there had been any previously the fire would have been much less devastating. York Minster learned this lesson in its fire, but apparently France paid no attention.

[@modgal]

I'm surprised they used oak again to restore it... hope they've taken fire safety into account this time

[@owensmith7530]

@@modgal York Minster also used oak again after its fire, for the same reason. Which is they know how the building will behave over hundreds of years with an oak roof. If they use something else they don't know what will happen in future. Oak can accommodate some movement in the walls or vaults for example, whereas steel cannot. Also steel softens very fast in fire and if there were a small fire oak would remain strong whereas steel would collapse. But yes I hope they've put some fire prevention measures in; having firebreak walls to partition the space into sections is very effective for example.

[@sanapadsense1999]

Yes, they added a water network with misters and certain parts of the framework in strategic places are made of metal to limit the spread of fire.

[@owensmith7530]

@@sanapadsense1999 That's nowhere near as effective as firebreaks would be.

[@heliedecastanet1882]

@@owensmith7530 There are now firebreak doors. On KZbin, there is a video in which it is explained.

[@toptohyekoms]

Le jur gerbujigadur le franzei

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

Craftsmen

[@michaelbayer5094]

AMDG

[@mieczyslawherba2723]

There will be grand opening of Notre Dame cathedral, and at the very center of the altar will be "The Last Supper", as we saw it during Olympics opening ceremony. France is a pagan country, so we can't expect anything good for Christianity from France.