The outline of the new spire on the Notre-Dame Cathedral has appeared on the Paris skyline as a key part of the reconstruction approaches completion.
Scaffolding still surrounds the spire which was destroyed in a fire that broke out in the medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in April 2019.
The authority overseeing the rebuilding said the oak structure of the spire, which reaches 315ft high, would be visible “before Christmas”.
It is identical to the previous one, designed by the 19th century architect Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc, which collapsed in the blaze.