French President Emmanuel Macron (C) stands next to a part of the cross, which will be placed atop the newly rebuilt spire, as he visits the reconstruction work at Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, on the Ile de la Cite in Paris, on December 8, 2023, one year to the day before the cathedral, which was ravaged by fire in 2019, is due to reopen. Emmanuel Macron's visit will provide an opportunity to take stock of the ambitious timetable, which has so far been met, for reconstruction in five years. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)