https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/notre-dame/RSS feed for Notre-DameenMon, 15 Dec 2025 20:33:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-notre-dame-cathedrals-controversial-new-stained-glass-window-designs-go-on-display-180987862/The windows, commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture after the devastating 2019 fire, have sparked a debate about historical preservationMon, 15 Dec 2025 20:33:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-notre-dame-cathedrals-controversial-new-stained-glass-window-designs-go-on-display-180987862/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/notre-dame-to-get-a-colorful-update-with-new-stained-glass-by-claire-tabouret-180985731/Nearly a year after the controversial plans to replace six original windows were first announced, the French government unveils the winning plans by artist Claire TabouretThu, 26 Dec 2024 10:11:26 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/notre-dame-to-get-a-colorful-update-with-new-stained-glass-by-claire-tabouret-180985731/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-inside-notre-dame-cathedral-in-these-breathtaking-images-of-its-newly-unveiled-interior-180985576/The historic church was devastated by a fire in 2019. After five years of painstaking work, it's finally scheduled to reopen to the public this weekendThu, 05 Dec 2024 14:43:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-inside-notre-dame-cathedral-in-these-breathtaking-images-of-its-newly-unveiled-interior-180985576/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hear-the-bells-of-paris-notre-dame-cathedral-ring-out-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-five-years-180985457/The cathedral has been under renovation since 2019, when it was badly damaged in a fire. Crews are testing the bells before the historic structure reopens on December 8Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:04:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hear-the-bells-of-paris-notre-dame-cathedral-ring-out-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-five-years-180985457/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-solved-the-mystery-of-a-lead-coffin-discovered-beneath-notre-dame-180985103/New research suggests the sarcophagus' occupant, previously known only as "the horseman," is Joachim du Bellay, a French Renaissance poet who died in 1560Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:03:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-solved-the-mystery-of-a-lead-coffin-discovered-beneath-notre-dame-180985103/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plans-to-modernize-notre-dames-stained-glass-windows-move-ahead-despite-heritage-experts-rejection-180985070/The French Ministry of Culture has selected eight finalists to design replacement windows for the celebrated cathedral—and not everyone is happyFri, 13 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plans-to-modernize-notre-dames-stained-glass-windows-move-ahead-despite-heritage-experts-rejection-180985070/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-olympic-gold-medalists-get-to-ring-a-bell-bound-for-notre-dame-180984867/The bell was built for the Games, but it will soon get a second life in one of Paris' most beloved landmarksFri, 09 Aug 2024 19:08:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-olympic-gold-medalists-get-to-ring-a-bell-bound-for-notre-dame-180984867/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/builders-havent-finished-reconstructing-notre-dame-but-lego-fans-can-180984454/Lego is selling a 4,383-piece model of the historic structure ahead of the upcoming Paris OlympicsTue, 04 Jun 2024 17:00:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/builders-havent-finished-reconstructing-notre-dame-but-lego-fans-can-180984454/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oil-masterpieces-rescued-from-a-burning-notre-dame-go-on-display-180984195/Known as the "Mays," the artworks were created for an annual competition in the 17th centuryTue, 23 Apr 2024 21:01:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oil-masterpieces-rescued-from-a-burning-notre-dame-go-on-display-180984195/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plans-to-replace-notre-dames-stained-glass-windows-spark-backlash-180983541/French officials have called on artists to submit designs for six new windows in the structure's south aisleMon, 08 Jan 2024 18:44:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plans-to-replace-notre-dames-stained-glass-windows-spark-backlash-180983541/