Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of France’s renowned historical landmarks, which has been under restoration for years following the fire that broke out in 2019, will reopen for visits on December 8th this year.
The French government has announced plans to charge tourists who visit the Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of the country’s premier historical and tourist sites.
In an interview, the Minister of Culture of France, Rachida Dati, stated that “admission fees are charged at leading religious sites in Europe.”
She noted that the Archdiocese of Paris has been advised to impose a “symbolic fee” for tourists visiting Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of the country’s significant historic structures, with the revenue to be used for the preservation of religious heritage.
Dati mentioned that approximately 75 million euros could be collected annually if a five-euro fee were applied for tourist entries to the cathedral.
Restoration work on the 800-year-old historical heritage site in Paris has reached its final stage.
The plan is for the cathedral to open its doors to visitors on December 8th.
The fire, for unknown reasons, broke out on April 15th, 2019, in the cathedral, considered a symbol of Christianity in France, whose foundations were laid by the pope of that time in 1163, with construction taking 300 years to complete.
One of the 96-meter-high towers and the cathedral’s roof, engulfed by flames in a short time, collapsed completely, and the building was severely damaged.
A record amount of donations for the restoration of the cathedral, totaling 844 million euros, was collected from around the world.
Photo: Fonda Cathedrale de Paris
