Famous Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris In Flames
The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire during what is described as a $6.8 million renovation. The 800 year old cathedral took about 200 years to build. Click…
PARIS – SEPTEMBER 12: The crowd waits as Pope Benedict XVI arrives at the iconic Notre Dame cathedral to conduct an evening service, September 12, 2008 in Paris, France. The four day trip by the Pope to Paris and Lourdes is seen as an attempt to reinvigorate Catholicism in France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesThe famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire during what is described as a $6.8 million renovation.
The 800 year old cathedral took about 200 years to build.
The famed spire is said to have contained a piece of the Crown of Thorns as well as other items, placed there in 1935. The spire came down in front of saddened viewers standing nearby.
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