A year after reopening to the public, Notre-Dame cathedral has drawn more than 11 million visitors, flocking to admire its restored pale stone and minimalist furnishings after the 2019 blaze that devastated the Paris landmark.

The cathedral was reopened on December 7, 2024, after more than five years of renovation work, in the presence of heads of state, in

Notre-Dame has welcomed "approximately 11 million visitors" since reopening, about 30 percent more than before the fire, said Sybille Bellamy-Brown, head of visitor management at the cathedral.

In comparison, the Louvre museum in Paris welcomed 8.7 million visitors last year and seven million tourists pay to see the Eiffel Tower each year.

Colombian tourist Maria Vega could not imagine visiting Paris without seeing the iconic cathed

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