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Golden rooster hoisted atop Notre Dame Cathedral

The installation of a new golden rooster symbolizes resilience amid destruction after the devastating April 2019 fire.

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Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral is seen with its spire surrounded by scaffolding in Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 13.
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The rooster which sat atop of the spire of the Notre-Dame cathedral is seen at the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, in Paris, Friday, Dec. 15. Roosters are a symbol of France. The small bird that adorned Notre Dame plunged to the ground in the April 2019 fire that collapsed the spire and consumed the roof.
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People take pictures of the rooster which sat atop of the spire of the Notre-Dame cathedral, at the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine in Paris, Friday, Dec. 15.
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Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich places the relics of a fragment of Christ's crown of thorns and remains of St. Denis and St. Genevieve into the replica of the golden rooster before being craned up to the top of the spire as part of restoration works of Notre Dame Cathedral Saturday, Dec. 16. Notre Dame Cathedral got its rooster back Saturday, in a pivotal moment for the Paris landmark's restoration following the devastating fire in April 2019.
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Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich blesses the replica of the golden rooster before it will be craned up to the top of the spire as part of restoration works of Notre Dame Cathedral Saturday, Dec. 16.
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The replica of the golden rooster is craned up to the top of the Notre Dame cathedral spire as part of restoration works Saturday, Dec. 16, in Paris.
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The replica of the golden rooster is craned up to the top of the Notre Dame cathedral spire as part of restoration works Saturday, Dec. 16, in Paris.
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The replica of the golden rooster is craned up to the top of the Notre Dame cathedral spire as part of restoration works Saturday, Dec. 16, in Paris.
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The replica of the golden rooster is craned up to the top of the Notre Dame cathedral spire as part of restoration works Saturday, Dec. 16, in Paris.

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