The country has too many churches in areas with too few people—and too little money to maintain them

Heritage organisations remain opposed to President Macron's plans to replace chapel windows at the newly reopened cathedral

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President-Elect Donald Trump were in attendance as President Macron presided over the reopening of the famed Parisian monument

Institution in historic hospital development could exhibit the heads of the kings of Judea from the cathedral's medieval statues

Dispatches from the mega fair, a chat with a chief architect behind the rebuilding of Notre-Dame cathedral, and up close with Parmigianino’s Mannerist masterpiece

The five-year restoration of the cathedral has cemented the reign of the 19th-century architect, but his methods may not meet modern standards

The northern belfry’s mighty bells—the oldest having survived the French Revolution—have been restored in Normandy and reinstalled in the bell chamber, from where they will once again ring out

Over four years, and often perched on scaffolding, Axelle Ponsonnet has documented the project's progress behind the scenes

Notre-Dame may have started out as a Gothic cathedral, but over the centuries it has morphed into a civic emblem and leading tourist attraction—it has also become a reliable muse for painters, photographers and more

'Assassin’s Creed Unity' boasts a detailed virtual model of the cathedral—but not detailed enough for the restorers of the building

The painstaking work of archaeologists has uncovered two lost tombs and rare medieval masons’ marks

A small army of carpenters combined traditional craftmanship with digital design tools to rebuild the medieval roof frame known as "the forest"

Copper sculptures representing the Twelve Apostles and four New Testament Evangelists were removed for cleaning days before the fire

Faith, politics and emotion have fused in the rebuilding of the Paris cathedral partially destroyed by a fire in 2019

Rachida Dati has framed the potential move as a means of protecting French heritage sites, yet it has been met with opposition from the Catholic church

The debacle over the commissioning of Notre-Dame's stained-glass windows highlights the politician's propensity to ignore expert advice

President Emmanuel Macron wants to replace the Paris cathedral’s 19th-century windows, even though they were not damaged in 2019 fire

Artist brings together recordings made in an Austrian ice cave and on the surface of a giant historic bell at Notre-Dame de Paris

Religious works, restored by conservation experts, will be returned to the historic cathedral on the Seine

Unveiling marks milestone in reconstruction of ravaged cathedral

While worshippers will be permitted to enter the cathedral by December 2024, a revamp of the surrounding area will continue

The death of Jean-Louis Georgelin might hamper efforts to reopen the cathedral by the end of 2024

Though the Parisian cathedral's nave is expected to reopen to the public by the end of 2024, work to restore the entire site could last until 2028

Conservationists raise concerns that by cleaning the Paris cathedral's fire-damaged interior stonework it will become "artificially bright"

Eternal Notre Dame will raise funds towards the €1bn restoration of the fire-ravaged cathedral

Plans to revamp the fire-ravaged cathedral with contemporary art and multilingual projections of Bible quotes have been compared to Disneyland

Plus, its enduring market appeal and new secrets revealed in a restored Vermeer

The Bay Area sound artist is working on a contemporary sound installation in the fire-ravaged cathedral's bell tower

Plus, artist Bill Fontana records Notre Dame's bells

A full-scale truss fit for the Paris cathedral will be built in Washington, DC this summer as part of a teaching project by Handshouse Studio