Rooster Back Atop Fire-Ravaged Notre Dame Spire As Restoration Enters Final Phase — IN PICS

The new golden rooster containing relics saved from the Notre Dame cathedral which caught on fire in 2019, was installed atop the spire on Saturday.

The new golden rooster containing relics saved from the Notre Dame cathedral which caught on fire in 2019, was installed atop the spire on Saturday.

Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich places relics inside the new golden rooster during its blessing prior to its installation atop the spire of Notre Dame cathedral as part of its reconstruction, in central Paris on Saturday. (Source: Getty)

The golden rooster, designed by architect Philippe Villeneuve, contains relics saved from the fire that struck the monument on April 15, 2019, and a document with the names of those working on its reconstruction. (Source: Getty)

Restoration workers wait as the Golden Rooster is lifted into place on the cathedral spire 96 metres high. (Source: Getty)

In the Christian faith, the rooster symbolises the return of light after night-time. (Source: Getty)

The rooster installed by restoration workers, crowning a spire reconstructed from Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s 19th-century design. (Source: Getty)

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The rooster which was rescued from Notre-Dame from the fire of April 15, 2019 which shocked people around the world. (Source: Getty)