Overview

• Paris’s north and south towers are again open to the public following multi‑year repairs after the 2019 fire.
• New circulation includes a passage between the towers and first‑time access to the Cour des citernes courtyard.
• A double‑run oak spiral staircase in the south tower rises 21 meters with 178 steps and weighs about 20 tonnes.
• The great bells Emmanuel (13.3 tonnes) and Marie (6.2 tonnes) survived the blaze and now hang from new supporting beams.
• This reopening is billed as the final major phase of the rebuild after the interior’s December 8, 2024 reopening, with chimera replicas and a new spire crowned by a golden rooster in place.