During a restoration campaign in 2019 a fire broke out in the cathedral s attic and the massive blaze destroyed most of the roof viollet le duc s 19th century spire and some of the rib vaulting.
Notre dame cathedral attic.
The cathedral was undergoing renovations when the fire broke out including to repair attic beams construction engineer olivier de chalus told the times.
The attic he added was notre dame s.
Images from notre dame s website show the wood frame of the cathedral.
From notre dame de paris maurice de sully association to kick off the project workers cleared 21 hectares of oak.
Pictured above is a view of the attic that was posted on the cathedral s website.
Notre dame cathedral in september 2018.
Nɔtʁə dam də paʁi.
The image from april 17 shows the aftermath of the recent fire the main roads and bridges that span the seine river and lead to the cathedral.
Diagrams of notre dame and official descriptions of.
Meaning our lady of paris referred to simply as notre dame is a medieval catholic cathedral on the île de la cité in the 4th arrondissement of paris the cathedral was consecrated to the virgin mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of french gothic architecture its pioneering use of the rib vault and flying buttress.
Notre dame de paris french.
The notre dame restoration project was to focus on reinforcing the spire and repairing some of the attic beams said olivier de chalus a construction engineer and volunteer guide at the cathedral.