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Notre Dame Fire
April 17 , 2019
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- While undergoing renovation and restoration, Notre-Dame de Paris (meaning "Our Lady of Paris") cathedral caught fire and sustained significant damage.
- Damages included the collapse of the entire roof and the main spire.
- The cathedral is considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.
- Its construction was begun in 1160 under Bishop Maurice de Sully and was largely completed by 1260, though it was modified frequently in the ensuing centuries.
- The cathedral was the site of the Coronation of “Napoleon the Great” as Emperor of France.
- Victor Hugo’s famous novel ‘The Hunchback of Notre-Dame’ was written to spread awareness about conserving the cathedral’s unique architecture in 1831.
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