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Flames on the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. Picture: EPA/IAN LANGSDON
1/61Flames on the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. Picture: EPA/IAN LANGSDON
Smoke is seen around the alter inside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)
2/61Smoke is seen around the alter inside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)
3/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)
4/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)
People look a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris from the banks of the Seine river on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
5/61People look a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris from the banks of the Seine river on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
6/61Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
7/61Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. (Photo by Hubert Hitier / AFP)
8/61Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. (Photo by Hubert Hitier / AFP)
A woman reacts as she watches flames engulf the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in the French capital Paris on April 15, 2019.(Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
9/61A woman reacts as she watches flames engulf the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in the French capital Paris on April 15, 2019.(Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
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Flames and smoke billow from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
11/61Flames and smoke billow from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
Flames rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
12/61Flames rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Firefighters are seen inside famed Notre-Dame Cathedral assessing the damage caused by fire on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. Photo by Omar Havana / Getty Images
13/61Firefighters are seen inside famed Notre-Dame Cathedral assessing the damage caused by fire on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. Photo by Omar Havana / Getty Images
Fire rages through the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Philippe Wang/Getty Images)
14/61Fire rages through the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Philippe Wang/Getty Images)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Fouad Maghrane / AFP)
15/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Fouad Maghrane / AFP)
Firefighters douse flames rising from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)
16/61Firefighters douse flames rising from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)
Firefighters douse flames rising from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
17/61Firefighters douse flames rising from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
Smoke and flames rise from Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)
18/61Smoke and flames rise from Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
19/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
People stand on a bridge looking at smoke and flames rising during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
20/61People stand on a bridge looking at smoke and flames rising during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
A firefighter uses a hose to douse flames and smoke billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019.(Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
21/61A firefighter uses a hose to douse flames and smoke billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019.(Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
Firefighters assemble their hoses as they gather at the River Seine near Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral as flames engulf the roof of the cathedral on April 15, 2019, in the French capital Paris. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
22/61Firefighters assemble their hoses as they gather at the River Seine near Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral as flames engulf the roof of the cathedral on April 15, 2019, in the French capital Paris. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
Smoke and flames are seen in the interior of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)
23/61Smoke and flames are seen in the interior of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)
People react as they watch flames engulf the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in the French capital Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
24/61People react as they watch flames engulf the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in the French capital Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
A firefighter is seen fighting the flames at Notre-Dame Cathedral April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)
25/61A firefighter is seen fighting the flames at Notre-Dame Cathedral April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)
A firefighter tackles the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
26/61A firefighter tackles the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
27/61Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
A huge destructive fire engulfs the famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. Picture by: AbacaPress / SplashNews.com
28/61A huge destructive fire engulfs the famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. Picture by: AbacaPress / SplashNews.com
A huge destructive fire engulfs the famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. Picture by: AbacaPress / SplashNews.com
29/61A huge destructive fire engulfs the famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. Picture by: AbacaPress / SplashNews.com
General view from the entrance of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)
30/61General view from the entrance of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)
Notre Dame cathedral is burning in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)
31/61Notre Dame cathedral is burning in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)
Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. (Photo by Hubert Hitier / AFP)
32/61Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. (Photo by Hubert Hitier / AFP)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
33/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Fouad Maghrane / AFP)
34/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Fouad Maghrane / AFP)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Fouad Maghrane / AFP)
35/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Fouad Maghrane / AFP)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Patrick ANIDJAR / AFP)
36/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Patrick ANIDJAR / AFP)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Patrick ANIDJAR / AFP)
37/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Patrick ANIDJAR / AFP)
A fire fighter is seen dousing the facade of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral as flames engulf the roof of the cathedral on April 15, 2019, in the French capital Paris. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
38/61A fire fighter is seen dousing the facade of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral as flames engulf the roof of the cathedral on April 15, 2019, in the French capital Paris. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
Firefighters douse flames rising from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
39/61Firefighters douse flames rising from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
40/61Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
Flames and smoke rise as the spire on Notre Dame cathedral collapses in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Diana Ayanna)
41/61Flames and smoke rise as the spire on Notre Dame cathedral collapses in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Diana Ayanna)
Flames and smoke rise as the spire on Notre Dame cathedral collapses in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Diana Ayanna)
42/61Flames and smoke rise as the spire on Notre Dame cathedral collapses in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Diana Ayanna)
Flames and smoke rise as the spire on Notre Dame cathedral collapses in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Diana Ayanna)
43/61Flames and smoke rise as the spire on Notre Dame cathedral collapses in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Diana Ayanna)
The steeple collapses as smoke and flames engulf the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
44/61The steeple collapses as smoke and flames engulf the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
A woman reacts as she watches the flames engulf the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
45/61A woman reacts as she watches the flames engulf the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
People watch as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
46/61People watch as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)
47/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)
Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)
48/61Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)
This general view from the entrance shows smoke rising in front of the altar cross at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019, after a fire engulfed the building. (Photo by PHILIPPE WOJAZER / POOL / AFP)
49/61This general view from the entrance shows smoke rising in front of the altar cross at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019, after a fire engulfed the building. (Photo by PHILIPPE WOJAZER / POOL / AFP)
A firefighter is seen fighting the flames at Notre-Dame Cathedral April 15, 2019 in Paris, France.(Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)
50/61A firefighter is seen fighting the flames at Notre-Dame Cathedral April 15, 2019 in Paris, France.(Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)
Firefighters continue to work at the site for inspection after the fire at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
51/61Firefighters continue to work at the site for inspection after the fire at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
52/61Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. Picture: Eliot Blondet /ABACAPRESS.COM/AAP
54/61Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. Picture: Eliot Blondet /ABACAPRESS.COM/AAP
French firemen enter the Notre-Dame Cathedral as flames are burning the roof cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. EPA/YOAN VALAT
55/61French firemen enter the Notre-Dame Cathedral as flames are burning the roof cathedral in Paris, France, 15 April 2019. EPA/YOAN VALAT
Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris, France on April 15, 2019. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COMA/AAP
56/61Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris, France on April 15, 2019. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COMA/AAP
Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. Photo by Eliot Blondet /ABACAPRESS.COM/AAP
57/61Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. Photo by Eliot Blondet /ABACAPRESS.COM/AAP
French fire fighters open water supply points as others douse a fire that engulfed the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris. Picture: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP
58/61French fire fighters open water supply points as others douse a fire that engulfed the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral on April 15, 2019 in Paris. Picture: GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP
Flames illuminate the night sky as Notre Dame cathedral burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
59/61Flames illuminate the night sky as Notre Dame cathedral burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A speedboat travels down the river Seine as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
60/61A speedboat travels down the river Seine as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
61/61Flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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