During his visit, Macron revealed plans for a contest inviting artists to design six new stained-glass windows for the cathedral and also paid homage to Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, who previously oversaw the reconstruction and died in August.
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00:00 The iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen its doors in one year after
00:07 being destroyed by a fire in 2019.
00:10 The announcement was made from the top of the newly rebuilt spire by French President
00:14 Emmanuel Macron.
00:15 "This 8th of December is a very important moment because it marks a date, a year before
00:20 Notre-Dame de Paris is made a cult and a visit.
00:25 It's very moving to be here a year before, you see the extraordinary progress of the
00:30 work, the heart, the scarf and the arrow."
00:37 Macron said that the Pope will be invited to the inauguration.
00:41 The French President also announced the creation of a Notre-Dame museum and that a contest
00:46 will decide the design of the stained glass windows.
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