27/09/2024
Notre-Dame rector Olivier Ribadeau Dumas was to bless the peal of eight bells, each named after a significant figure from the cathedral's history, later on Thursday.
Teams repairing damage from the April 15, 2019 blaze had to remove the bells – from the largest, "Gabriel," to the smallest, "Jean-Marie" – from Notre-Dame's north tower last July to complete their work. Heavyweight "Gabriel" weighs more than 4.1 tonnes, while the lightest, "Jean-Marie," clocks in at a dainty 782 kilograms (1,724 pounds).
