What you should know about Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most recognised symbols of Paris and France, has been severely damaged by a colossal blaze.

Many historians consider the structure, which dates back to the 12th century, to be among the best examples of French Gothic cathedral architecture.

Here’s what you need to know about the centuries-old iconic structure.

[shasta_k]

This is sad. Sending my hopes and prayers for the people affected by this.

[kleropunt]

I've been at the notre dame 3 weeks ago... nice

[thelastcommander]

Took more than a century to built.

Destroyed in a few hours

Hopes from Philippines

[jeannegem]

Merci pour cet hommage, salutations de France 🇫🇷

[kelly]

I have never gone to Europe yet it’s burnt. I am going to Europe next year hopefully it’s rebuilt so I can see the beautiful church

[Sashankyt]

"It was built upon a pagan temple". So if the church can be built upon another religious site once then it can be built again.

[kingjireh]

im glad i got to see it before it went down

[amelia-jizl]

Thank you for the great facts. I can use a bit of them for my Project!

[cone]

I feel so greateful for having been in it before

[AwesomeM]

2018- Notre Dame is falling apart


2019- Notre Dame is B-U-R-N-I-N-G BURNING

[josephecija]

The Notre-Dame Cathedral final age... I wish the Cathedral was rebuild again.

[fayyolafaraza]

The only thing i know is that disney featured it.

[Brick-Life]

Well there goes old history and now it will have new history

[yuenhai]

Now they're going to rebuild a mosque in top of it

[cafezo]

it's so beautiful. humans ruin everything.

[redalert]

Considering it was built over an older piece of history, I call this Karma.

[CTOInformation]

*south CNN morning post, yall got a Typo on your thumbnail.*

You don, t need to know about blood thirsty blood warmonger, I gave thumbs up to yellow vest

[sivtech]

Build pagan temple again not satanic church.

[yuenhai]

Christianity and Islam are the same - they are both very vociferous religions that tries, with a dogged single-mindedness, to erase and replace older religions that came before them

Just as how Christians butchered pagans in the past and have Christianity replaced paganism, it is poetic that Islam is doing the same thing right now unto Christianity