Notre-Dame Cathedral's scaffolding has come down, revealing the new spire for the first time in 5 years. Artifacts from the fire and a document with the restoration team's names are stored inside it. Two Chinese designers proposed a mirrored roof and a time capsule, but tradition prevailed. The cathedral reopens on December 8.
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00:00 The scaffolding around Notre Dame Cathedral is starting to come down and for the first time in
00:05 five years we can see the newly installed spire. It is a near replica of the one that was destroyed
00:13 in that 2019 inferno. It has a cross and a rooster sitting at the top and the rooster has these
00:20 flaming wings which is meant to symbolize a phoenix rising from the ashes and one fun fact
00:26 is that inside of that rooster sits some of the artifacts from that 2019 fire along with a sealed
00:33 document with the names of the nearly 2,000 people that have worked on this restoration project.
00:40 There was actually a competition for alternative ideas which was run by two young Chinese designers.
00:46 They wanted to put a mirrored roof and spire on top with a time capsule but ultimately French
00:52 officials decided to stick with tradition. The building itself is going to reopen on December
00:58 8th but it could take another 40 years before this iconic cathedral is fully restored.