PARIS — The reopening of Notre Dame was a solemn celebration of cultural and spiritual renewal. Bernard Arnault, the lowkey billionaire behind luxury powerhouse LVMH and a key Notre Dame donor who regularly tops the list of the world’s richest men, was at the center of the celebration. French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive to …
French officials solved an awkward seating dilemma at the Notre Dame cathedral re-opening on Saturday by placing First Lady Brigitte Macron between US President-elect Donald Trump and Joe Biden's wife and daughter in the front row at the ceremony. President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte Macron talks with US President-elect Donald Trump as they sit alongside the daughter of US President …
Paris CNN — Five years after it was nearly destroyed in a devastating fire, Notre Dame de Paris formally reopened on Saturday with a two-hour ceremony inside the famed cathedral’s gleaming, newly renovated interior. Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images Macron’s first stop on his seventh and final site visit of the refurbished Notre Dame cathedral is the forecourt outside the cathedral. …
CNN — The Notre Dame Cathedral provided the luminous backdrop for President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the geopolitical stage Saturday, when French officials put an ornate line under the five-year project to restore the soaring landmark with a reopening ceremony featuring dozens of world leaders. Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images Macron’s first stop on his seventh and final site visit of …
Five years after a fire tore through Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the results of intensive and painstaking renovation work on the building were revealed ahead of its reopening on Dec. 8. AFP via Getty Images Flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame Cathedral as it burns on April 15, 2019 in Paris. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN via Getty Images Macron; …