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Crypt reopens, honors 2 figures key to Notre Dame Cathedral

| September 9, 2020 11:27 AM

PARIS (AP) — The crypt under the plaza in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, spared during the 2019 fire that devastated the medieval edifice, reopened to the public Wednesday after a painstaking cleaning to remove traces of lead dust that spewed from the nearby blaze.

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