Visitors will be able to enter the restored Notre Dame Cathedral for free from December 8, but by appointment, and groups of pilgrims will have to wait until February 2025, public relations representative Sybille Bellamy-Brown said.
"A reservation opened two days in advance will provide a fixed entry slot. (...) Starting in February, groups of pilgrims will be accepted by appointment and in groups of up to ten people," she told reporters. According to Bellamy-Brown, the cathedral is expected to receive 40,000 people daily.
The largest fire in the history of Notre Dame Cathedral occurred in April 2019. The flames that raged for more than 12 hours brought down the spire of the Gothic temple and destroyed the unique wooden roof frame made of 800-year-old oak beams.
The total budget for the restoration of the cathedral is about 850 million euros.
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The resort is now offering free morning fitness classes on the shore of its mountain lake at the Rosa Beach area, located 560 meters above sea level. These invigorating sessions run every week from Thursday to Sunday, led by qualified instructors
Sochi is set to expand its conservation efforts with the creation of four new specially protected natural areas. This initiative builds on significant greening efforts already underway in the city
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