The first full day in Paris was today and James’ French class was now in session. One of the places that they visited was the Notre Dame cathedral of Paris. It is in the center of the city and was the setting for the famous film = “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” which starred Charles Laughton in 1939. A fire broke out at Notre Dame on 15 April 2019. The fire made the roof and main spire fall. The building’s vaulted stone ceiling contained the burning roof as it collapsed, preventing worse damage to the interior.

Around 23:00 local time, the spokesperson of the Paris firefighters said that the structure would probably be saved. James took pictures of the construction currently going on at this world famous cathedral.

Over 400 people helped fight the fire that day in 2019 and as you can see by these pictures, they saved the cathedral.

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