On a recent visit to the monument, participants reported that Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral has returned to splendor months ahead of its planned reopening five years after being ravaged by fire. On April 15, 2019, the world was stunned by the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral, which used to welcome 12 million visitors yearly. Around 250 companies and hundreds of artisans, architects, and other specialists have been working on the extraordinary project to restore the cathedral, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Gothic art. The building’s initial phase of restoration, whic…