60 minutes will have a segment on the restored Notre Dame Cathedral, this Sunday (12/1/24). If you miss it, it should be available on the CBS news streaming app and website for some time.
There are already a number of news videos on YouTube. The change to the interior is dramatic. With everything cleaned and new paint and gold leaf, it has probably never looked this good in its long history. Removing the soot from the windows and walls has brightened the interior to a remarkable extent. While the interior is complete, there is still work to be done on the exterior.
Predictably, Parisians are already starting to critique the results. I saw one journalist who was bemoaning the modern glass in some of the windows and the modern furniture for the services. She wanted her medieval cathedral back. I figure in a few years, they'll learn to love the refurbished cathedral, just like the learned to love the Eifel Tower.
