After the Fire: Photos From Inside Notre-Dame Cathedral

Alan Taylor
April 16, 2019
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A day after the devastating blaze that destroyed the roof and spire of the Notre-Dame cathedral, investigators and photographers were able to get a first look at the damage inside, including the preservation of a number of valuable artifacts and features among piles of debris and a heavily damaged roof. Private citizens and companies in France have stepped forward, pledging hundreds of millions of euros to help restore the treasured building.

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A picture taken on April 16, 2019, shows the altar surrounded by charred debris inside the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris in the aftermath of a fire that devastated the building. #

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This photo provided Tuesday, April 16, 2019, by the Paris Fire Brigade shows firefighters spraying water inside the Notre-Dame cathedral on April 15. #

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Flames are visible through holes in the ceiling of the Notre-Dame cathedral on April 15, 2019. #

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This image taken from a France Télévisions video shows a remote-controlled vehicle inspecting the fire damage inside the Notre-Dame cathedral on April 15, 2019. #

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The interior of the Notre-Dame cathedral is seen through a doorway on April 16, 2019, the day after the fire. #

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Debris is visible inside the Notre-Dame cathedral on April 16, 2019, a day after a fire devastated the building. #

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A view of the stained-glass windows inside the damaged Notre-Dame cathedral, seen during a visit by French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner on April 16, 2019 #

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A view of the damaged roof of the Notre-Dame cathedral, photographed on April 16, 2019 #

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A picture taken on April 16, 2019, shows an interior view of the floor of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris in the aftermath of a fire that devastated the structure. #

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