Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris burned on Monday. Its spire fell. But the French Gothic structure was not fully lost, especially in memories of the beloved national symbol.

Photos from outside of the cathedral, looking through the front doors, showed blackened rubble inside the cathedral, with wood and other debris on the ground. Charred debris inside the cathedral.

A view of the Notre-Dame cathedral as French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored interiors of the monument, Friday, Nov.29, 2024 in Paris. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP) ...

"We will rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral even more beautifully. We can do it, and once again, we will mobilize (to do so)," French President Emmanuel Macron pledged.

The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage ...

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Our Lady, on the island called Ile de la Cite in Paris, France, is shown in 1911. AP Photo According to The New York Times, construction was completed in 1345.

When the architects of Cathedral of Notre-Dame set to work some 850 years ago, their goals were nothing if not ambitious. The church’s sanctuary, they decreed, must be taller than any built before.

The rebirth of Notre Dame Cathedral Those indelible images of a burning cathedral against the Parisian skyline were also burned into our memory. But the heartbreak of that day in April 2019, when ...

The cathedral is central to French history and a beloved national symbol. Notre Dame's construction began in 1163 during the reign of King Louis VII and completed in 1345.