Irish Examiner View: Notre Dame's bourdon bell a fitting tribute for end of Covid-19

For most visitors, it is the Eiffel Tower that symbolises the City of Light but for Parisians it is Notre Dame, a place of prayer and sanctuary in times of hardship and despair.

The Parisian cathedral in its former glory before the devasting fire.

The famous bourdon bell rang throughout Paris last night to mark the first anniversary of the inferno that gutted the cathedral of Notre Dame.

It provided a musical backdrop to the sight of hundreds of thousands of Parisians applauding from their windows and balconies in tribute to the frontline staff risking their lives to treat Covid-19 patients.