If you want to take mass here, you’ve got a bit of a wait: as you’re doubtless aware, an inferno tore through this magnificent Gothic icon in April 2019, and you’ll be waiting until April 2024 for Notre-Dame to reopen (it may or may not be fully restored by then, but the government is determined to have it up and running in time for that summer’s Olympics regardless).
Nonetheless, you can’t keep down a cathedral that almost lives in the popular imagination as much as the real world: after Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel ‘The Hunchback of Notre-Dame’ secured its iconic status, Disney’s plucky ’90s movie brought the wonderfully foreboding Gothic architecture of the historic icon to a whole new generation.
On your next visit, look up at its timeless façade and imagine its future – just how will they rebuild this sacred beast?
Don’t miss: When one day they do reopen the cathedral to the public, get stuck into their busy programme of regular classical concerts. The acoustics in the nave have to be heard to be believed.
Source: https://www.timeout.com/paris/en/attractions/best-paris-attractions
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