By lauren collin s.
Roof on note dame.
It was so complex.
Bertrand guay afp afp via getty images.
Parisians fish on the banks of the seine river in paris near the ile de la cité the island on which notre dame sits on the first sunday of spring in 1947.
The catholic cathedral of notre dame de paris our lady of paris part of the paris banks of the seine unesco world heritage site was begun in the 12th century.
Its walls and interior vaulted ceiling are of stone.
It is possibly one of the greatest masterpieces for french master carpenters.
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Its roof and flèche spire were of wood much of it 13th century oak sheathed in lead to exclude water.
For parisians the french president said on monday notre dame was the epicenter of.
Studio nab is also looking to highlight an insect special to notre dame the cathedral s 180 000 bees which have lived on the roof since 2013 and survived the fire.
The firm s design gives the.
The spire was rebuilt several times most recently in the 19th century.