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The Spire of Notre-Dame de Paris is located above the cross-section of the cathedral's transept. Notre-Dame de Paris has had three timber spires made of oak, known as flèches. The first was built between 1220 and 1230. It eventually became so damaged that it was removed in the late 18th century.
Notre-Dame de Paris (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ⓘ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, [a] [b] is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Statue of Thomas the Apostle, with the features of restorer Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, at the base of the spire. This is a list of sculptures in Notre-Dame de Paris.. Stone, copper, and bronze statues, including statues of the twelve Apostles that surrounded the base of the spire, had been removed from the site days prior to the 2019 fire as part of the renovations.
The cross and the rooster atop the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral spire, Thursday, March 14, 2024 in Paris. Scaffolding has enshrouded Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris since a 2019 fire destroyed its ...
The Notre Dame Cathedral in flames on April 15, 2019. ... By 2021, project managers selected the first historic French oak trees to begin rebuilding the structure’s signature spire. The trees ...
Some four years after fire ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral, metal scaffolding surrounds the entire site. The 2019 fire caused the cathedral's famous spire to collapse, leaving a gaping void in the ...
Notre-Dame used to have other bells in the spire, but these were destroyed in a fire in 2019. For most of the cathedral's history, the bells have been primarily used as a striking clock , to call to prayer for the Angelus , and to announce and participate in Divine Offices and special services.
Scaffolding that shrouded the top of Notre Dame cathedral following a devastating fire in April 2019 is being removed, marking a milestone in its reconstruction. ... Notre Dame cathedral's spire ...