We just returned from a week long trip to Paris. Since the fire of 2019, Notre Dame has been converted into a giant construction site with a goal of reopening by the time of next year's Olympic Games in Paris. The site is surrounded by large temporary walls on which are photos and text describing the details of the reconstruction process. At night, the site resembles a massive factory complex as you can see from the photos below, which also show the two 6-story office complexes temporarily installed on the site.
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The front of the cathedral still looks much like it did before the fire. We look forward to the completion of the restoration.
On our last night we had a pleasant dinner at Restaurant Paul on the Place Dauphine, located near the west end of the Ille de la Cite, the island on which Notre Dame is situated. These photos show the view as we stood up after finishing our meal, and then crossing the Seine via Pont Neuf as we walked back to our apartment.
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