The bells had been lowered following the cathedral’s serious fire in 2019. They will be connected to an automatic motorised system and will ring again when masses resume in December.
The Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame recovered this Thursday his eight bells In the north tower, a new stage of reconstruction and repair is underway, before its planned reopening in December.
After a blessing and three bell strikes by the rector of the cathedral, Olivier Ribadeau Dumasthe huge bells, which survived the fire On April 15, 2019, they were raised before authorities and curious onlookers.
The reinstatement in the bell tower will be completed in three weeksaccording to the authorities. The eight bells have names that honour the memory of personalities linked to the history of the cathedral.
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The biggest one is called “Gabriel“, and weighs more than four tons, while the smallest is “Jean-Marie“, weighing approximately 800 kg, named in honor of the cardinal Jean Marie LustigerArchbishop of Paris from 1981 to 2005.
“These bells announce the return to life “Notre Dame,” the rector said. “They are the voice of Notre Dame. They are the chimes that Parisians can hear every day,” he added. Philippe Jostpresident of the public body in charge of reconstruction.
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Behind him fire in 2019 The bells were lowered in July 2023, to allow for the rehabilitation of the cathedral’s north tower, and the instruments were cleaned and checked in a foundry in Normandy. The bells will be connected to a automatic motorized systemand will be rung again when masses resume at the church in early December. Three other new, smaller bells will be installed in the cathedral nave.
Notre Dame has undergone a deep external and internal rehabilitation, which has included the total reconstruction of its roof, the cleaning of its walls and columns, the repair of its decorative paintings, its organ and the installation of new furniture, in preparation for its reopening on December 7th.
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