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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (6TH DISTRICT) THE INSTITUTE OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY (MICHELET CENTER), OBSERVATOIRE AVENUE AND MICHELET STREET. IT CURRENTLY HOUSES THE ART DEPARTMENTS OF THE PANTHEON-SORBONNE AND SORBONNE UNIVERSITIES. THE RED BRICK BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BETWEEN 1925 AND 1928 BY THE ARCHITECT PAUL BIGOT. IT BLENDS A VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRATIONS (SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN, VENETIAN AND SIENNESE, IN PARTICULAR). THE BUILDING IS LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE. LOIRE ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. PASSAGE POMMERAYE IS AN ART DECO-INSPIRED SHOPPING GALLERY DATING FROM 1843. IT IS THE WORK OF LOUIS POMMERAYE, A YOUNG NOTARY WHO DREAMED OF TRANSFORMING AN UNSANITARY AND ILL-FAMED NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A LUXURIOUS SHOPPING PASSAGE WORTHY OF HIS PARISIAN MODELS. REALLY POPULAR. CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: THE FOSSE GALLERY, THE STATUES GALLERY AND THE SANTEUIL GALLERY Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE. LOIRE ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. PASSAGE POMMERAYE IS AN ART DECO-INSPIRED SHOPPING GALLERY DATING FROM 1843. IT IS THE WORK OF LOUIS POMMERAYE, A YOUNG NOTARY WHO DREAMED OF TRANSFORMING AN UNSANITARY AND ILL-FAMED NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A LUXURIOUS SHOPPING PASSAGE WORTHY OF HIS PARISIAN MODELS. REALLY POPULAR. CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: THE FOSSE GALLERY, THE STATUES GALLERY AND THE SANTEUIL GALLERY Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE. LOIRE ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. PASSAGE POMMERAYE IS AN ART DECO-INSPIRED SHOPPING GALLERY DATING FROM 1843. IT IS THE WORK OF LOUIS POMMERAYE, A YOUNG NOTARY WHO DREAMED OF TRANSFORMING AN UNSANITARY AND ILL-FAMED NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A LUXURIOUS SHOPPING PASSAGE WORTHY OF HIS PARISIAN MODELS. REALLY POPULAR. CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: THE FOSSE GALLERY, THE STATUES GALLERY AND THE SANTEUIL GALLERY Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE. LOIRE ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. PASSAGE POMMERAYE IS AN ART DECO-INSPIRED SHOPPING GALLERY DATING FROM 1843. IT IS THE WORK OF LOUIS POMMERAYE, A YOUNG NOTARY WHO DREAMED OF TRANSFORMING AN UNSANITARY AND ILL-FAMED NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A LUXURIOUS SHOPPING PASSAGE WORTHY OF HIS PARISIAN MODELS. REALLY POPULAR. CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: THE FOSSE GALLERY, THE STATUES GALLERY AND THE SANTEUIL GALLERY Photo by Renaudeau Michel/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE. LOIRE ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. PASSAGE POMMERAYE IS AN ART DECO-INSPIRED SHOPPING GALLERY DATING FROM 1843. IT IS THE WORK OF LOUIS POMMERAYE, A YOUNG NOTARY WHO DREAMED OF TRANSFORMING AN UNSANITARY AND ILL-FAMED NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A LUXURIOUS SHOPPING PASSAGE WORTHY OF HIS PARISIAN MODELS. REALLY POPULAR. CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: THE FOSSE GALLERY, THE STATUES GALLERY AND THE SANTEUIL GALLERY Photo by Renaudeau Michel/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE. LOIRE ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. PASSAGE POMMERAYE IS AN ART DECO-INSPIRED SHOPPING GALLERY DATING FROM 1843. IT IS THE WORK OF LOUIS POMMERAYE, A YOUNG NOTARY WHO DREAMED OF TRANSFORMING AN UNSANITARY AND ILL-FAMED NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A LUXURIOUS SHOPPING PASSAGE WORTHY OF HIS PARISIAN MODELS. REALLY POPULAR. CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: THE FOSSE GALLERY, THE STATUES GALLERY AND THE SANTEUIL GALLERY Photo by Renaudeau Michel/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE. LOIRE ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. PASSAGE POMMERAYE IS AN ART DECO-INSPIRED SHOPPING GALLERY DATING FROM 1843. IT IS THE WORK OF LOUIS POMMERAYE, A YOUNG NOTARY WHO DREAMED OF TRANSFORMING AN UNSANITARY AND ILL-FAMED NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A LUXURIOUS SHOPPING PASSAGE WORTHY OF HIS PARISIAN MODELS. REALLY POPULAR. CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: THE FOSSE GALLERY, THE STATUES GALLERY AND THE SANTEUIL GALLERY Photo by Renaudeau Michel/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE. LOIRE ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. PASSAGE POMMERAYE IS AN ART DECO-INSPIRED SHOPPING GALLERY DATING FROM 1843. IT IS THE WORK OF LOUIS POMMERAYE, A YOUNG NOTARY WHO DREAMED OF TRANSFORMING AN UNSANITARY AND ILL-FAMED NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A LUXURIOUS SHOPPING PASSAGE WORTHY OF HIS PARISIAN MODELS. REALLY POPULAR. CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: THE FOSSE GALLERY, THE STATUES GALLERY AND THE SANTEUIL GALLERY Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nantes - France

FRANCE. LOIRE ATLANTIQUE (44) NANTES. PASSAGE POMMERAYE IS AN ART DECO-INSPIRED SHOPPING GALLERY DATING FROM 1843. IT IS THE WORK OF LOUIS POMMERAYE, A YOUNG NOTARY WHO DREAMED OF TRANSFORMING AN UNSANITARY AND ILL-FAMED NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A LUXURIOUS SHOPPING PASSAGE WORTHY OF HIS PARISIAN MODELS. REALLY POPULAR. CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: THE FOSSE GALLERY, THE STATUES GALLERY AND THE SANTEUIL GALLERY Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Bordeaux

FRANCE. GIRONDE (33). BORDEAUX. THE MONUMENT TO THE GIRONDINS (CLASSIFIED HISTORIC MONUMENT) PLACE DES QUINCONCES, IS COMPOSED OF A COLUMN, FOUNTAINS AND BRONZE SCULPTURES Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE LIBRARY IS THE JEWEL OF THE CASTLE. IT CONTAINS 12,000 BOOKS, WHICH WERE CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 2001. THE OLD BOOKS ARE CAREFULLY ALIGNED IN THE SHELVES. AMONG THEM, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIDEROT AND ALEMBERT, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF EGYPT, THE ENGRAVINGS OF PIRANESI OR THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FABLES DE LA FONTAINE, WITH THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENGRAVINGS EXECUTED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE MOAT AND CASTLE SEEN FROM THE NORTH. LOCATED 5 KM FROM THE RIVER, IT IS THE WESTERNMOST OF THE CASTLES OF THE LOIRE. IT HAS AN EXTRA-ORDINARY FURNISHED SET, AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN FRANCE. THE LIBRARY IS THE OTHER WEALTH OF THE CASTLE: 12000 WORKS, CLASSIFIED THEMSELVES AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE LIBRARY IS THE JEWEL OF THE CASTLE. IT CONTAINS 12,000 BOOKS, WHICH WERE CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 2001. THE OLD BOOKS ARE CAREFULLY ALIGNED IN THE SHELVES. AMONG THEM, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIDEROT AND ALEMBERT, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF EGYPT, THE ENGRAVINGS OF PIRANESI OR THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FABLES DE LA FONTAINE, WITH THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENGRAVINGS EXECUTED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY (IN THE FOREGROUND, ON THE BILLIARD TABLE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. BRITTANY. FINISTERE (29) PLOUGONVELIN. POINTE DE SAINT MATHIEU, SAINT MATHIEU LIGHTHOUSE LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT. THE SEMAPHORE AND THE ABBEY OF SAINT MATHIEU DE FINE-TERRE (START OF THE SAINT JAMES WAY) Photo by Jean-Bernard Nadeau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Provence

FRANCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) NEAR ARLES. THE BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF MONTMAJOUR, A LISTED HISTORIC MONUMENT Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Provence

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) NEAR ARLES. BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF MONTMAJOUR, LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT. TWO MONASTIC SETS OF GOTHIC AND CLASSICAL NOVEL ART Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Provence

FRANCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) NEAR ARLES. THE BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF MONTMAJOUR, A LISTED HISTORIC MONUMENT. TWO MONASTIC COMPLEXES OF ROMANESQUE, GOTHIC AND CLASSICAL ART Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Provence

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) NEAR ARLES. BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF MONTMAJOUR, LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT. TWO MONASTIC SETS OF GOTHIC AND CLASSICAL NOVEL ART Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) THE VILLAGE OF TALLARD AND ITS MEDIEVAL CASTLE (HISTORIC MONUMENT) IN THE DURANCE VALLEY Photo by Francois Roux/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) DURANCE VALLEY, THE VILLAGE OF TALLARD AND HIS CASTLE OF THE XVI CENTURY CLASSIFIED HISTORIC MONUMENT Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) ROUTE NAPOLEON. PARK AND CASTLE OF VIZILLE, CRADLE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION SINCE THE ASSEMBLY OF THE THREE ORDERS OF THE DAUPHINE MET IN THE JEU DE PAUME ROOM ON JULY 21, 1788 TO CALL FOR THE CONVOCATION OF THE ESTATES GENERAL. HISTORIC MONUMENT, FORMER RESIDENCE OF THE DUKE OF LESDIGUIERES (17TH CENTURY) AND OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC (1925-1960), THE CASTLE FROM 1983 IS THE MUSEUM OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Photo by Jean-Pierre Dorsain/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (6TH DISTRICT) THE INSTITUTE OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY (MICHELET CENTER), OBSERVATOIRE AVENUE AND MICHELET STREET. IT CURRENTLY HOUSES THE ART DEPARTMENTS OF THE PANTHEON-SORBONNE AND SORBONNE UNIVERSITIES. THE RED BRICK BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BETWEEN 1925 AND 1928 BY THE ARCHITECT PAUL BIGOT. IT BLENDS A VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRATIONS (SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN, VENETIAN AND SIENNESE, IN PARTICULAR). THE BUILDING IS LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (1TH DISTRICT) THE DEPARTMENT STORE ?LA SAMARITAINE? (ARCHITECTS: HENRI SAUVAGE, FRANTZ JOURDAIN), IN ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO STYLE. STORE 2, LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT. (LA SAMARITAINE IS OWNED BY THE LUXURY GROUP LVMH) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (1TH DISTRICT) THE DEPARTMENT STORE ?LA SAMARITAINE? (ARCHITECTS: HENRI SAUVAGE, FRANTZ JOURDAIN), IN ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO STYLE. STORE 2, LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT. ON THE TOP FLOOR, THE FRESCO AND THE GLASS ROOF. (LA SAMARITAINE IS OWNED BY THE LUXURY GROUP LVMH) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BEARN, PAU, AERIAL VIEW OF THE PAU CASTLE BUILT BETWEEN THE 12TH AND 19TH CENTURIES IS CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT. IT IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF KING HENRY IV Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. CHARENTE (16) ROCHEFOUCAULD-EN-ANGOUMOIS. AERIAL VIEW OF THE RENAISSANCE CHATEAU OF LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, MOST OF WHICH WAS BUILT AROUND 1520 ON THE SITE OF A FEUDAL FORTRESS DATING FROM THE XI? CENTURY, THE TOWERS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN PRESERVED. THE CHATEAU AND ITS GROUNDS WERE LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 1955. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY; COTE-D'OR (21) THE CHATEAU DU CLOS DE VOUGEOT (SAINT SIEGE DES CLIMATS), IN CISTERCIAN AND RENAISSANCE STYLE, WAS BUILT BETWEEN THE 12TH AND 16TH CENTURIES, IN THE HEART OF THE CLOS-VOUGEOT VINEYARDS IN VOUGEOT, ON THE ROUTE DES GRANDS CRUS BETWEEN DIJON AND BEAUNE. IT HAS BEEN LISTED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT SINCE 1948, AND IS MANAGED BY THE CONFRERIE DES CHEVALIERS DU TASTEVIN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BRITTANY. COTES-D'ARMOR (22) PLEUMEUR-BODOU. AERIAL VIEW OF THE CITE DES TELECOMS. THE RADOME, A HISTORIC MONUMENT PIONEERING SPACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS. THE CITE DES TELECOMS IS A PARK DEVOTED TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO THE PRESENT DAY. IT IS A FOUNDATION THAT HAS BEEN PART OF THE ORANGE GROUP SINCE 2006 Photo by Jerome Houyvet/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BRITTANY. FINISTERE (29) AERIAL VIEW. LOCATED OFF THE POINTE SAINT-MATHIEU, THE LIGHTHOUSE OF THE PIERRES NOIRES (HISTORIC MONUMENT) ALLOWS SHIPS ENTERING THE CHANNEL OF THE FURNACE, TO AVOID AT NIGHT AND IN FOGGY WEATHER THE PITFALLS OF THE CHAUSSEE DES PIERRES NOIRES. Photo by Jerome Houyvet/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - St Tropez

FRANCE, VAR (83) PROVENCE, SAINT TROPEZ, THE BELL TOWER OF THE ITALIAN BAROQUE CHURCH, A HISTORIC MONUMENT, A CAMPANILE CROWNS THE TOP OF THE BELL TOWER Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - St Tropez

FRANCE, VAR (83) PROVENCE, SAINT TROPEZ, THE BELL TOWER OF THE ITALIAN BAROQUE CHURCH, A HISTORIC MONUMENT, A CAMPANILE CROWNS THE TOP OF THE BELL TOWER Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Provence

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) THE VILLAGE OF TALLARD AND ITS MEDIEVAL CASTLE (HISTORIC MONUMENT) IN THE DURANCE VALLEY Photo by Francois Roux/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis leads a prayer vigil to remember the plight of migrants and refugees in St. Peter's Square, Vatican on October 19, 2023. The vigil took place before the large sculpture called the ‘Angels Unawares’ monument, a life-size sculpture in bronze and clay made by artist Timothy Schmalz that depicts a group of migrants and refugees from different cultural and racial backgrounds and from diverse historic periods in time. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by (EV) Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

The Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

The Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

The Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Pauline and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

The Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

Illustration during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Mass For The Public Notre-Dame Cathedral - Paris

The Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich during the first mass for the public in which Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich will lead prayers to consecrate the new main alter, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on December 8, 2024. Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral is set to hold its first service for the public on December 8, 2024 after a historic re-opening ceremony that saw firefighters, builders and artists celebrated for their work saving the 12th-century masterpiece. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been renovated inside and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied reconstruction effort since then. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM