Massive Fire Engulfs Paris’s Famous Landmark, The 850-Year-Old Notre-Dame Cathedral

The world is terribly saddened with the destruction of Paris’s historic Notre-Dame Cathedral after a massive fire.

Sorrowful tears and prayers for Notre Dame Cathedral ??#PrayForNotreDame pic.twitter.com/CA0SSJOg7t

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This iconic monument survived the revolution, plague, and world war for over 800 years and just 6 years ago, the Parisians celebrated its 850th anniversary that has marked the jubilee year for the cathedral.

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Aside from its iconic history, Notre Dame was also known for its remarkable architectural details that make such a beautiful house of worship.

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This tragedy was indeed a heartbreaking one and many took to social media to express their grief and fond memories they had for this beautiful heritage building.

 

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I have no words… ? My heart is with everyone in France… it’s not a secret how close Paris is to my heart ever since I came here for the first time as a child. My Mum is a passionate history teacher and when growing up she took us kids to all the places full of history and would tell us all about it… i still remember standing in front of Notre Dame with her for the first time – I couldn’t believe my eyes. And even as a grown up, Paris touches me so deeply. When Alex and I started dating he took me on a trip to Paris to celebrate my birthday and at midnight we were at Montmartre, looking down at this beautiful city and (as emotional as I am), I cried at least three times this day because Paris hold so much wonders for us. It’s always been my dream to own an apartment in Paris at one point in my life and Alex and I have been secretly looking at apartments for the past 12 months and every time I entered an apartment, thinking about waking up in this city which is so unique made me cry. It’s so difficult to find the right words but I sincerely feel with everyone in Paris. I’m heartbroken today. ? Pic: @katie.one ❤️ #NotreDame #Paris

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“We will rebuild Notre-Dame. Because that’s what the French expect, because it is what our history deserves and because it is our underlying destiny.” French President, Emmanuel Macron voiced it out to the public after the fire.

And as of now, the fundraising campaign for the reconstruction has begun, with a GoFundMe page set up here since the fire broke out.

Our hearts go out to the people of France and Catholic parishioners of the Notre-Dame Cathedral. Fingers crossed that there are no casualties involved in this fire.