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.

French President Emmanuel Macron has told workers who revived Paris' iconic, fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral, that they "achieved what was thought impossible."

Emmanuel Macron and a TV crew headed this morning to Notre-Dame, which reopens next weekend five years after the devastating fire. The French President journeyed with cameras and journalists to the iconic Paris cathedral to view the epic renovation, which is estimated to have cost around €700M ($740M).