After a 2019 fire, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, will reopen in December. The president of Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris spoke to Fox News Digital about the restoration.

Scaffolding remains on the outside of the cathedral until the entire renovation is completed, but if you simply want photos of the exterior, consider visiting the Square René Viviani.

The stone exterior was also cleaned of centuries of pollution. * 2019: On April 15, a fire broke out in the attic and spread across the roof and spire before firefighters were alerted.

Workers on the skeleton of Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilt roof pose for the camera. ... The cathedral’s exterior statues were damaged by high-pressure hoses used to extinguish the flames in 2019.

The blaze broke out on the evening of April 15, 2019, on the roof of the cathedral. The fire sent tongues of orange flames into the sky as smoke billowed from the building.

The church earned basilica status after a five-year restoration project sharpened its beauty and made it earthquake-safe.

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen after five and a half years of work to restore its wood and lead roofing, ... No. Exterior renovations will continue for several more years.

Notre Dame's reopening is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral after a devastating fire in 2019. Notre Dame's reopening will begin with an archbishop's knock ...

The reopening this weekend of Notre Dame is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and celebrate the recovery from its devastating fire in 2019.

The reopening this weekend of Notre Dame is a succession of ceremonies to breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and celebrate the recovery from its devastating fire in 2019.