Notre Dame Church fire

Six years ago today, April 16, 2019, France and the world were shaken by the news of a fire at the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral. The fire apparently started in the wooden frame surrounding the church's interior, which suddenly caught fire, engulfing the cathedral, according to the British newspaper, the Daily Mail.

The two towering towers and the pointed spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral graced the skyline of Paris for centuries, until flames consumed most of them.

The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Paris, or the Cathedral of Our Lady, or in French, Notre-Dame de Paris, attracts more than 12 million tourists annually, making it the most famous landmark in the French capital.

The church, which has been a World Heritage Site since 1991, contains hundreds of paintings and artifacts.

Notre-Dame Cathedral is located on the Île de la Cité on the River Seine in Paris. It was mentioned in Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame." Its construction dates back to 1163, and most of it was completed by 1260, finally in 1345. It is worth noting that the site of the cathedral's construction was the site of the first Christian church in Paris. Its ancient design is its most distinctive feature, as it represents an artistic and architectural masterpiece in the style of construction prevalent at that time. It is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture (a period of European architecture) that prevailed from the 12th century to the beginning of the 16th century.