"Hearing the bells ring this morning was very moving," Gougeon told CNN, adding that the project to install the bells had taken a year and a half. He described the ringing as "the culmination of a big project."
"The restoration of the Notre-Dame bells represents an important milestone, as their tolling is the 'most important' moment of the mass," according to the cathedral's rector. "It celebrates the victory of love. And it's the very sign that hope is always present," explained Olivier Ribadeau Dumas.
"To see this bell once again is very precious to us, that it has a second life and an eternal life in the heart of Notre Dame," Tony Estanguet told French broadcaster BFM.
The eight restored bells of the cathedral's northern belfry, which was partially destroyed in the fire, rang together Friday morning as part of a technical test before Notre-Dame's official reopening, which is slated for next month.
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