Overwhelming reopening: 800,000 visitors flock to Notre-Dame!

Overwhelming reopening: 800,000 visitors flock to Notre-Dame!

Notre-Dame, Paris, Frankreich - The cathedral emergency-lady in Paris is experiencing an unprecedented renaissance! Just one month after their brilliant reopening, impressive 800,000 visitors visited the world -famous church. According to the press manager Sybille Bellamy-Brown, which is cited by the broadcaster Franceinfo, the cathedral attracts more visitors than the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, which impressively illustrates the enormous rush.

Since the great fire on April 15, 2019, which destroyed large parts of the cathedral, the doors of the Notre-Dame have reopened on December 8, 2024. The number of visitors is consistently positive, which is also confirmed by feedback from guests who accept long waiting times on the street in order to visit the impressive residence of the Blessed Mother Maria. The rush is so enormous that an average of 32 visitors flow in per minute. The morning services are particularly popular, in which between 600 and 800 people come to prayer at eight in the morning, as the cathedral administration reports. Around 50,000 hosts were already distributed by the beginning of January.

a national legacy

Notre-lady is not only an architectural masterpiece, but also a symbol for France. Before the fire damage, the cathedral was visited annually by 12 to 14 million people and was considered the epitome of French cathedrals. With a new electronic reservation system, access to the cathedral is now regulated so that visitors can come by spontaneously, even if you have to expect longer waiting times.

The international attractiveness of Notre-Dame is not only shown by the French tourists, but also by a colorful mix of visitors from the USA, Italy, Germany and Asian countries such as China, South Korea and Japan. This makes the return of the landmark a success story that could soon exceed the million mark to visitors, such as n-tv . The joy of reopening is great and the expectations seem to know no limits.

The reporting on this spectacular increase in visitor numbers is also supported by and throws a new light on one of the most important landmarks in the world.