After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral is going to unveil its new self to the world on Friday, a watershed in the rebirth from its devastating fire in 2019.

The occasion is French President Emmanuel Macron's final visit to the construction site to see the restored interiors for himself before the iconic monument's reopening for worship on December 8

Joined by artisans, architects, business leaders, and donors, Macron is expected to pay tribute to the craftsmanship and dedication of all those who worked to bring Notre Dame back to life.

The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open with a weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. 

Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros.