Final preparations as Notre Dame gets ready to reopen

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00:00Notre-Dame will reopen in December, but no need to get ropes to get inside.
00:05Registering on a visitor's site is the only condition to be met.
00:10Those who have seen it say the cathedral has not been this beautiful in centuries.
00:15Every detail was restored in the original way,
00:19including the angels whose golden wings broke when they dropped in the fire.
00:24It's very symbolic.
00:27All these are powerful symbols for Catholics, Christians and all those who love the cathedral.
00:34Seeing the vault back in its original shape is incredible.
00:39After the fire, workers started with safety phases
00:43preventing further damage and rebuilding the main structure.
00:46In recent months, restoration work entered its final phases.
00:52These flower-shaped decorations designed in the 19th century
00:56were put back in place.
00:58They weigh about 270 kilos.
01:03For those too impatient to wait for the official opening,
01:07there will be some sneak peeks on the European Heritage Days
01:12from the 20th to the 22nd of September.

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