Thomas Figved

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Notre Dame de Paris

2024

Reskin of the cathedral website for its reopening. Millions of monthly visitors.

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The cathedral burned in 2019 and was closed to the public for years. As the reopening date approached in late 2024, the official website had problems: it wasn't responsive, and it was only available in French. Not ideal for the most visited monument in Paris. There was no time or budget for a full redesign, so the decision was to reskin the existing site and add the missing features.

Notre Dame de Paris homepage

I worked on the frontend, applying the new skin on top of the existing WordPress structure. The reopening was a national event, broadcasted on prime-time television. That generated traffic spikes far beyond anything a typical corporate site would see. Some issues only surface at that kind of scale, and this was a good reminder that what works fine for a few thousand visitors can break when millions show up at once.

Notre Dame de Paris event calendar

The site is still live today.

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