As the 13-ton Emmanuel bell rang out across Paris, Macron began his address. "Tonight the bells of Notre Dame ring again," he said, calling them "the bells that have accompanied our history".

Notre Dame Cathedral has 10 bells. The bourdon, which is tuned to F sharp, dates from the 15th Century and was recast in 1681 upon the request of King Louis XIV, who named it the "Emmanuel" bell.

President Emmanuel Macron quickly set an ambitious goal to rebuild Notre-Dame within five years and ... The heaviest bell, called Gabriel, weighs more than 4 tonnes, and the lightest, Jean-Marie ...