A chimera is displayed at an exhibition on the history and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris at the National Museum of China in Beijing on September 11, 2024. /CFP
Visitors view an augmented reality exhibition on the history and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris at the National Museum of China in Beijing on September 11, 2024. /CFP
A gargoyle is displayed at an exhibition on the history and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris at the National Museum of China in Beijing on September 11, 2024. /CFP
A carving of a human face covered in vegetation is displayed at an exhibition on the history and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris at the National Museum of China in Beijing on September 11, 2024. /CFP
A visitor views an augmented reality exhibition on the history and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris at the National Museum of China in Beijing on September 11, 2024. /CFP
A Gothic column capital is displayed at an exhibition on the history and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris at the National Museum of China in Beijing on September 11, 2024. /CFP
Four original sculptures from Notre-Dame de Paris are being displayed in China for the first time, as part of an exhibition on the cathedral's history and restoration at the National Museum of China in Beijing.
The four sculptures on display include a chimera and a gargoyle, both shown outside France for the first time, a Gothic column capital and a human face covered in vegetation.
The augmented reality exhibition, which is part of the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism, officially opened to the public on September 12.