A series of events will count down to the iconic Parisian cathedral’s reopening five years after a devastating fire.

COLUMN. In addition to charging admission to the Parisian edifice, the principle should be extended to France's other major cathedrals because safeguarding French heritage is a 'bottomless pit,' writes Le Monde columnist Michel Guerrin.

The iconic 12th-century monument will have a new $150 million surplus fund to protect it when visitors return on Dec. 7.