Debris is pilled inside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday. Firefighters declared success Tuesday in a more than 12-hour battle to extinguish an inferno engulfing Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral that claimed its spire and roof, but spared its bell towers and the purported Crown of Christ.
Experts inspect the damaged Notre Dame cathedral after the fire in Paris on Tuesday. With the fire that broke out Monday evening and quickly consumed the cathedral now under control, attention is turning to ensuring the structural integrity of the remaining building.
People attend a vigil in Paris on Tuesday, including one attendee who displayed a giant French flag. The Notre Dame cathedral is recognized worldwide as a symbol of France.
A woman attends a vigil in Paris on Tuesday, a day after fire engulfed the Notre Dame cathedral, causing significant damage as it toppled the spire and destroyed the roof.
People gather ahead of a vigil at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday. Officials consider the fire there an accident, possibly as a result of restoration work at the global architectural treasure that survived almost 900 years of tumultuous French history but was devastated in the blaze on the second day of Holy Week.
People gather ahead of a vigil at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday. Some of the artworks were being relocated from the fire-damaged cathedral. They were to be dehumidified, protected and eventually restored.
People pray as Notre Dame cathedral burns in Paris on Monday. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke filled the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash fell on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris.
Firefighters talk near one of the rose windows of Notre Dame cathedral Tuesday in Paris. Experts assessed the blackened shell of Paris' iconic Notre Dame on Tuesday morning to establish next steps to save what remains after a devastating fire destroyed much of the cathedral that had survived almost 900 years of history.
A crane lifts experts as they inspect the damaged Notre Dame cathedral after the fire in Paris, on Tuesday. Experts are assessing the blackened shell of Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral to establish next steps to save what remains after a devastating fire destroyed much of the almost 900-year-old building.
Monday's fire that engulfed Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral claimed its spire and roof, but spared its bell towers and the purported Crown of Christ. Here, a hole is seen in the dome.
A man kneels among the people who came to watch, photograph and pray outside the Notre Dame cathedral after the fire in Paris, on Tuesday.
Firefighters are seen between towers of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday.
A hole is seen in the dome inside Notre cathedral in Paris on Tuesday.
Flames and smoke rise from the blaze at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Monday. Officials were beginning to assess the damage on Tuesday.
Flames and smoke rise from the blaze after the spire toppled over on Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Monday. The inferno raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours, destroying its spire and its roof.
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