The 2019 fire at the cathedral brought a mystery to the surface: a lead coffin containing an unknown skeleton.

Newly discovered artifacts were shared by archaeologists as officials prepare for the cathedral’s reopening in December.

A MYSTERIOUS deformed body found inside a coffin underneath Notre-Dame has finally been revealed to be a famous Frenchman. A ...

Researchers believe the remains found in a lead coffin in 2022 are those of the French Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay.

In 2022, archaeologists found an unmarked sarcophagus under Notre-Dame transept. Forensic analysis points to a 16th-century ...

The body of the mysterious “horseman,” whose sarcophagus was unearthed two years ago during preventive excavations at the ...

The tomb of one of France’s best-loved early poets has been discovered during post-fire restoration work in Notre-Dame ...

Eight bells known as the "voice" of Notre-Dame Cathedral have returned to Paris, as the Gothic church prepares to reopen ...

New research suggests the sarcophagus' occupant, previously known only as "the horseman," is Joachim du Bellay, a French ...

How an army of artisans on a five-year deadline turned back time to restore a centuries-old masterpiece – by hand ...

Major religious and artistic treasures of the cathedral were removed as the fire began, including a relic of Christ’s crown ...

Archaeological excavations at Notre-Dame de Paris have uncovered a burial site that could be that of the French poet Joachim ...