It hasn't been a static monument however, having been badly damaged during the French Revolution in the 1890s. Reconstructing it will take years, if not decades, and it still won't be the same.Ĭonstruction on the medieval French Gothic cathedral was first started in 1160 under Bishop Maurice de Sully and was largely completed by 1260. Luckily, there may be a chance to rebuild.įrench President Emmanuel Macron has already pledged to rebuild the iconic Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris), beginning with a national donation program to raise funds. Thankfully there were no lives lost, but the over 800-year-old, a stalwart symbol of Paris and its Catholics, is now part ruin. A tragedy took centre stage in Paris today, as its famous Notre Dame cathedral went up in flames.
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