Five years after a catastrophic fire reduced Notre Dame Cathedral to a smoldering shell, the Associated Press entered the Gothic masterpiece for a first glimpse of its fully restored interiors during a visit with French President Emmanuel Macron that was broadcast to the public.

Notre-Dame may have started out as a Gothic cathedral, but over the centuries it has morphed into a civic emblem and leading tourist attraction—it has also become a reliable muse for painters, photogr