Notre Dame
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Notre Dame Cathedral reopens in Paris after devastating 2019 fire | In Pics
World | Dec 08, 2024, 02:19 PM ISTOn April 15, 2019, a massive fire ravaged the 12th-century Notre Dame Cathedral which was under renovation at that time. The rebuilding was done in a record time of five years, which became a matter of praise for French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust
World | Dec 22, 2019, 04:24 PM ISTIt took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for lead, a toxic building material found across many historic cities.
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Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries
World | Dec 20, 2019, 03:49 PM ISTNotre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars — a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed. Yet, an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the cathedral from celebrating Midnight Mass this year, for the first time in over two centuries.
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Al-Aqsa Mosque, third holiest site in Islam, was burning at same time as Notre Dame Cathedral
World | Apr 17, 2019, 10:25 PM ISTThere is no evidence to link fire at Notre Dame Cathedral and Al-Aqsa Mosque. But the timing has amazed everyone.
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Nations express solidarity with France after Notre Dame fire
World | Apr 16, 2019, 05:59 PM ISTPope Francis, Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen all expressed their sadness.
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In the heart of Paris, watching a symbol of France burn
World | Apr 16, 2019, 05:44 PM ISTA few dozen pedestrians gathered around at first, watching the flames lick their way toward the nave. Soon it was hundreds of people, sobered by the smoke belching from one of the world's most recognizable symbols of France.
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Notre Dame blaze doused: Organ, bell towers intact even as historic spire, roof give in
World | Apr 16, 2019, 04:45 PM ISTIts iconic twin bell towers remained visibly intact. Paris officials said the world famous 18th century organ that boasts 8,000 pipes also appeared to have survived, along with other treasures inside the cathedral, after a plan to safeguard heritage was quickly put into action.
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Horrible loss to history and ancient heritage: Bollywood celebrities on Notre Dame fire
Celebrities | Apr 16, 2019, 01:15 PM ISTParis' 850-year-old church Notre Dame caught fire at 6:30 pm on Monday. A Gothic spire of the church collapse post the fire.
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Paris: Massive fire breaks out at historic Notre Dame cathedral, spire collapses
World | Apr 16, 2019, 04:44 PM ISTThe cathedral spokesperson told AFP that the roof frame of Notre-Dame "is going up in flames". The spire of the cathedral has collapsed due to the huge fire, deputy Paris mayor has said.