Notre-Dame Cathedral burns
Fire fighters douse flames of the burning Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. A massive fire consumed the Gothic cathedral, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, but firefighters managed to save the shell of...more
Smoke rises around the altar in front of the cross inside the Notre-Dame Cathedral as a fire continues to burn in Paris, France, April 16. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool
Sparks fill the air as Paris Fire brigade members spray water to extinguish flames as the Notre-Dame Cathedral burns in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Flames and smoke are seen as the interior continues to burn inside the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 16. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool
Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Sparks fill the air as Paris Fire brigade members spray water to extinguish flames as the Notre-Dame Cathedral burns in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
Paris Fire brigade members are seen at an entrance that looks into the Notre-Dame Cathedral as a fire continues to burn in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
The Notre-Dame Cathedral spire collapses during a fire in Paris, April 15. Instagram/@nicolas_marang via REUTERS
Firefighters douse flames of the burning Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
A woman prays next to Notre-Dame Cathedral, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Sparks and flames are seen through a destroyed stained glass window as the Notre-Dame Cathedral burns in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
People watch as firefighters douse flames of the burning Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Paris Fire brigade members spray water onto the facade of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool
Smoke billows from Notre-Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte walk outside the Notre-Dame Cathedral where a fire continues to burn in Paris, April 16. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool
Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Firefighters douse flames of the burning Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Smoke billows from the Notre-Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Julie Carriat
Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe react as they watch the fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral as its burns in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool
Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
People look at Notre-Dame Cathedral after it suffered heavy damage from a fire in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Smoke billows from Notre-Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
A Paris Fire brigade member is seen in a doorway as he looks into the Notre-Dame Cathedral as a fire continues to burn in Paris, April 15. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
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