Many doubted the Cathedral of Notre Dame could be restored in five years, but the beloved landmark is set to reopen its doors after the 2019 five.

You’ve achieved what was said to be impossible,” the French president told workers at the Paris monument, which will reopen after the 2019 fire.

Today Notre Dame has been rebuilt. The archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, will ceremonially open its doors for the first time since the fire on December 7th, and hold the first mass the next day. Against the odds,