The forecourt has been redesigned to offer a more welcoming, plant-filled space, with facilities for visitors and worshippers alike. This transformation aims to make the Notre-Dame experience more soothing and spiritual, allowing everyone to enjoy the renovated setting around this must-see monument.

A series of events will count down to the iconic Parisian cathedral’s reopening five years after a devastating fire.

The bells of Notre Dame tolled in Paris on Friday for the first time since the 2019 fire that threatened to destroy the Parisian landmark. At the time of the fire, French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild the iconic, 861-year-old structure within five years.

What works of art will you find in Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral when it reopens? Paintings, liturgical furnishings and tapestries mingle in the building, and for the occasion, seven new tapestries have been commissioned from the national manufactures.

More than five years since a catastrophic fire destroyed large parts of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, the bells of the historic church have rung once more.

Five years after the devastating fire at Notre Dame in Paris, the cathedral will reopen in less than a month. During the restoration, many artifacts were discovered in the cathedral. NBC News' Kelly Cobiella reports.

In early December, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen after five years of reconstruction. During the first week after reopening, it will be accessible to the faithful and tourists until late evening.