Paris\u2019s Notre Dame cathedral took more than 200 years to build and just a few hours to burn. The structure\u2019s construction began in the 12th century; six hundred years later, it was rehabilitated by Napoleon in the 1800s. In the interim, kings were crowned underneath its monumental stained glass windows even as the city around it rose, fell, and rose again.<\/p>\n
It has served as the setting of numerous historical events, including Napoleon\u2019s coronation in 1804. In August 1944, a special mass in the cathedral attended by General Charles de Gaulle was held to celebrate the liberation of Paris from the Nazis.<\/p>\n
The spire contained relics of Saint Denis and Saint Genevieve, the patron saints of Paris, according to Laurent Ferri, a curator in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University and former conservateur du patrimoine at the French National Archives. The archbishop of Paris placed the relics at the summit of the church in 1935 to protect the building. \u201cThey are now likely reduced to ashes,\u201d Ferri says.<\/p>\n
Firefighters, who had stopped the blaze from spreading to the cathedral\u2019s iconic north belfry tower, said on Tuesday morning that the fire had finally been put out \u2014 more than 12 hours after it had started. Notre Dame\u2019s facade, which is covered in gothic statutes and decoration, continues to stand but the fate of the building\u2019s interior, which contains priceless relics, works of art, statuary, paintings, woodwork, and decoration\u2014some of which were able to be recovered as the blaze was being fought\u2014remains to be seen.<\/p>\n
(*)The Treasures Inside Notre Dame Cathedral The cathedral, which caught fire on Monday, is a repository of European history.<\/p>\n
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