Peek inside Notre Dame Cathedral before the grand reopening!

High above the streets of Paris, NADD dashed to put the finishing touches on Notre Dame's famous spire in time for the Olympic Games starting this week. We were given a rare peek underneath the spire, a hive of activity where the intricate oak frame is being perfected by hand. We're at the base of the spire, a thousand pieces of wood carefully put together. The spire's wood base, almost complete. The ancient oak ceiling, rebuilt using medieval methods. The signature roof, remolded. Most of it now unveiled. All lead, and this part was just completed. Wow. The cathedral's famous faces, carved in stone, also coming back to life. All of this is completely new. This had to be reconstructed perfectly, carved just as it was before. This morning, even more is being revealed as France races toward the cathedral's grand reopening in December. What are people going to see of Notre Dame when they come here for the Olympics? They will see what we see here. The spire, the roofs, and also the north and south stone facades. So we will see more than what we see today. A little more, yes. The blaze back in April 2019 was devastating. Flames reducing Notre Dame's ancient oak ceiling to ash, tearing through the interior of the church, and spectacularly toppling the spire, a cherished Paris landmark. Today, the spire, a new golden rooster, and the iron cross all sit atop the cathedral once again, and are also visible from these seats, ready for Friday's opening ceremony just down the river. And soon, the bells of Notre Dame, rescued from that 2019 inferno, and already tuned off-site. They have been restored, and they will come back to the cathedral in the north tower in September. The wound of the fire was healed. And we are very happy to see all these symbols of Notre Dame in the sky of Paris. It's taken more than 2,000 craftspeople from across France and around the world to get this far. What do you hope people will see in December when the doors to the cathedral open again? I think that they will see a cathedral they had never seen before. The big reveal is a well-kept secret, but we were shown a tiny hint inside a choir chapel with 19th-century frescoes and stained-glass windows. They're just stunning. They're so bright. All hand-cleaned and looking like new. The colossal restoration effort now in its final stage, a sacred space renewed. We're told no more cameras will be allowed inside until the grand reveal December 8th. I had a good look around. The altar cross and the statues are in place, but they're covered. There's still more work to do, but none of it would have been possible, organizers say, without 340,000 donations from around the world, including 40,000 from the U.S. Guys? The speed with which they were there. I'm just amazed at how fast they were able to rebuild. All right, guys.