The spire is back! After watching it collapse in flames during the fire of April 2019, the world thought that Notre Dame de Paris was gone forever. But thanks to the tireless work of nearly 1,000 skilled artisans and scientists, the cathedral is coming back to life.

Most visibly, an exact duplicate of the original spire erected in 1859 has been put in place. Although still encased in scaffolding, the new golden rooster perched atop stands proud, a...