A hole is seen in the dome 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.
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 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 hole is seen in the dome inside Notre cathedral in Paris on Tuesday.
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.
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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