A devastatingfire consumed the roof of the Cathedral ofNotre-Dame de Paris and caused other damage, starting just before 18:50CEST on April 15, 2019. The Cathedral was built in the center of Paris from 1160–1260 and is also the center of French culture and much of France's history.

Notre-Dame isone of the most photographed buildings in the world. Many photos and several videos of the fire were uploaded toWikimedia Commons.

We'll let the images tell the story.

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  South facade28 April 2009
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  South facade19:17, 15 April 2019
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  South facade16 April 2019

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  View from the east
  19:20
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  From the south
  19:41
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  Fire on the roof, from the south
  19:45
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  West facade
  19:50
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  From the south
  19:51
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  From the east
  20:06
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  From the east
  21:00

"Fair use" photo ofAlaa Salah removed.SpiritedTimes. HTD.^JPDB

Sashi, I didn't quite get the connection, but in any case we can't post fair use photos here. Thanks anyway.Smallbones_(smalltalk)21:03, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]