Over the weekend of December 7 and 8, foreign heads of state, religious representatives, donors and personalities will join Emmanuel Macron and Bishop Ulrich in celebrating the cathedral’s new-found glory.
It will take several days to celebrate the cathedral’s comeback. For months, the Élysée Palace and the Diocese of Paris have been trying to put together a programme of events to celebrate the cathedral’s return. reopening ceremonies, on December 7 and 8. The two parties have sometimes had to grapple. But it seems that a multi-stage scheme – secular, republican, religious and cultural – is taking shape.
On November 29, this construction site of the century will be officially closed. In the morning, the French President, accompanied by Archbishop Ulrich of Paris, should visit the interior of Notre-Dame. Inauguration before inauguration? The aim, according to the Élysée, is more to thank the journeymen and employees who made the cathedral’s rebirth possible. Nearly 2,000 people will have worked on the site in five years, and “ all have been invited and will receive a commemorative diploma “, Emmanuel’s entourage…
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