Standing the test of time: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris 

My heart goes out to the Clergy and people who kept that beautiful cathedral alive 🙏😢

They gave us Statue of Liberty, so lets help them rebuild Notre Dame.

The idea that this amazing cathedral may never be completely restored makes me deeply sad.

This isnt the video that needs to be popping up in my feeds today. What a ironic title... 😖

I am so glad to hear that most of the structure survived the fire. Great to have these videos preserving how it looked in the early 21st Century. I've never been out of the Western Hemisphere.

We will never collect enough footage to remember her as she was. my heart is crushed!

I been there 2 yrs ago and it made me cry to watch burning Notre Dame😢😢😢

This makes the 4th Cathedral in France that has been on fire recently

June 2018: "Standing the test of time." April 2019: "Never mind."

So very sad to hear about the Notre Dame Cathedral and I needed to see what Norte Dame looked up close and learn more about her what she looked like on inside and the history. Thank you for this wonderful and informative video.

The view of this cathedral was part of my day, six days a week for a year, while studying French on rue du Fouarre. Very sad to see this beautiful church which symbolizes so much for France and Europe so badly damaged.

There is a certain irony in the fact that this building has stood through two world wars, the plague, and 865 years of all kinds of events, and then is ruined by a construction fire. Glad to see that several of the rose windows and organ appear to be all safe.

I love their dedication of taking care of this old Cathedral. Not just the people of Paris, but those across the globe. I've visited an old temple called Angkor Wat in Cambodia and when I went there, workers were doing restoration work on that Temple as well. Pretty sad that here in America, we can barely take care of things that are barely over 100 years old yet these old buildings in other countries are centuries years old and they're still being taken care of

R.I.P. Such a tragic loss of a cultrual and historical treasure. It will be rebuilt but it will never be the same. Regards from America. We sigh with you all.

It was one of my year goals to visit Paris again for this cathedral

That was truely the only reason i would have traveled to Paris. Now it's gone. Hurts my heart so.

I am watching this in remembrance of the Norte dame because of the fire

Very useful as a baseline to know about the problems that were present even before the fire.

What a magical place it was.

Thank you! It was beautiful to see, our Lady of Paris as l call her! In all her grand splendor. Im sure, we will see her standing proud again, as a beacon of faith, hope and light not only to France but to the world. Moira From England.

Soo sad to see it burn. Such a horrible incident for this gothic icon of a church. We will not forgive what has happened with this beauty. I wish the frenchmen the best of luck restoring this beauty and symbol for France and Paris.

I wish before the restoration begins, what remains and what has been damaged is also extensively documented.

The only fortunate thing is we have documentaries like this one so that we can get a perspective on what it looked like both for our souls and a possible reconstruction.

It’s is just jaw dropping beautiful! Words cannot describe the beauty of this marvel!

I am so glad I was able to see it in 2010 and 2012

So saddened by such a loss of an architectural and historical gem

This was on my bucket list of places to visit.

and the legend lives on.

The architect one of a kind in the entire world what a loss to mankind. It was pure genius. The art the hearts and souls that went into building this masterpiece that is the reason it can never truly be replaced. To the people of Paris l feel your loss

EDIT : Standing for another 10 months

Watching with a heavy heart today

Notre dame is such a beautiful place I was their few years ago and found it breathtaking even heard the bells ringing overhead a lot of people mention Quasimodo but sadly wasn’t him nearest anyone got that day to Quasimodo was my vintage plush doll I had as a kid and dug him out and took him so as we went on the cathedral tour Quasimodo was in my arms still got the teddy and I hope to go back to Notre Dame and bring Quasimodo again

this video is precious!

Very nice place!

My heart goes out to the people of France over this awful fire, Notre Dame is a UNESCO Word Heritage Site. It is so amazing to me the beauty that was created during that period 850 years ago with no modern equipment or tools. I'm building a bridge now but I wander what it looked like then, how long it took and how many people were involved. I think most people can't fathom the importance of Notre Dame. Thankfully the entire structure didn't crumble to the ground. The French are a resilient people and will rebuild and look back and say you see that black mark....the fire of 2019. Les français sont incroyables. Nous t'aimons. Relève notre dame de paris.

Was just reading Antonia Fraser's description of the dazzling first wedding of Mary Queen of Scots at Notre-Dame in 1558... and thinking of the amazing things she saw that day that we can never see now in person. :(

And it will rise again like a phoenix because the world won't let a little fire stop us.

Never been there and am absolutely gutted I now never will and nor will any future generations.

So glad I got a chance to visit when I did

Just what I wanted to see. Thank you.

So sad to see the fires destruction today, I hope they rebuild again!

Don't exactly know why but...I'm searching as much as possible...before the fire pics and footages..from the Notre Dame de Paris..

It was on my art bucket list to see Notre Dame! What art tragedy! The windows are the supreme talent of art and worship!

Love the iconic Notre Dame, it withstood how many years.

Conquering fire has allowed us humans to conquer the world, but fire will always remain wild, dangerous, and a sometimes uncontrollable.

I feel ashamed I am only watching this after she is gone :(

Glad this video was made.

Beautiful

Anyone here after the fire?

So tragic seeing this breathtaking, icon destroyed. The sheer scale of the treasures lost is most heart wrenching. Before the fire is out it's easy to see many of the stone walls will need to be torn down and rebuilt because time has not been kind to the stone itself. The soft stone was saturated with moisture from the elements. The heat from the fire is causing the stone to explode as the moisture expands rapidly. Before the night is over walls may fall without the support if the roof keeping them from falling inward. Luckily the fire crews have, at this point kept the fire from destroying the bell towers. There is fire and water damage to the towers. However they've been saved from total destruction. We may still hear some of the bells ring Easter Sunday. It will be a blessing if the bells toll Sunday. Thankfully many priceless treasures were saved thanks to the help of hundreds of first responders, the faithful, tourists, and passersby running in and out of the building as fire raged above them. As of now 11:30PM local time the fire is close to be contained. Fire crews are in the towers tending to hot spots and stopping flying embers from catching the timbers alight. My heart goes out to all, like me, whom cherish Notre Dame not just as a religious icon, but as a stunning example of seemingly impossible architecture shrouded in the rich history of France and the world beyond. Let's us all do what we can to rebuild this iconic beacon of Paris for future generations to admire and learn the role Notre Dame has played in over 850 years of history. The mighty can fall. The people can help the mighty rise up once more. Cheers! Cameron

The Notre Dame Cathedral lives!

It hurts beyond words.........

like if youve been to notre dame!

Who would burn such a beautiful building?

Une si belle icone de l’histoire

Oh, my heart and soul will ache for years. Dearest Lady, you have shielded so many and been a sanctuary for all who entered, may you now be a phoenix rising strong. Fire will never consume my memories of you.

Who came after the fire? What a shame all of this is gone.

Westminster abbey was built 200 years before notre Dame.

I have no words.

I like so much historic buildings and churches

Time was not a problem, fire was. This tragedy offers an opportunity: the Notre Dame will be rebuilt. I will be better and it will be fireproof. Nothing money can't fix.

My heart is Broken because of the fire 🔥 in the church ⛪ Notre Dame Cathedral and all the prayers for the church of Notre Dame Cathedral 🙏🏼🇫🇷 Mi corazón está roto por el fuego en la iglesia Cathedral Catedral de Notre Dame y todas las oraciones por la iglesia de la Catedral de Notre Dame🙏🏼🇫🇷

2019-04-15 the day we’ll never forget .

It is beautiful. Sad what happened to it Monday.

I dont understand how the church has soooooo many paid tourist but doesn't have the money to repair the church.....its 10 million visitors 20 euros a peice....

Where are all the flammable materials? The place went up like a torch

It's awesome that this video exists. So so sad. Absolutely gorgeous building. Now with coronavirus I wonder if they'll continue restoration.

And yesterday it was brought down, although not completely. My heart aches for you France. Prayers coming from the U.S. for such a huge loss. The world mourns with you today.

Cannot believe how elaborate everything is. A TRUE pre-Vatican II Council church!

Thank you for the video. Notre Dame de Paris is a great symbol of Western Civilization, or, more precisely, of the part of the world, where christian values are respected. My heart was broken after that terrible fire (I think, that was a terrorist attack) that damaged Notre Dame. No doubt, the great Cathedral will be rebuilt. God bless la France, God bless Paris, God bless Notre Dame and all the people who are working so hard to rebuild it.

A day to never forget

Oh RU-vid I love your wicked sense of humor to recommend this, NOW. 😂😂😂😂

Now it's an opportunity to build a fireproof roof and spire to last a millennium this time around. I'm sure a high tech way can be found to repair and protect the stone that will also stand up to a thousand years of weather.

hopefully it will be restored to its original state with in sm years... so that our future generations cud hv d opportunity to see d beauty. love n sympathy from India!

"Awesome, sir!" .😎👍🗽

Couldn't have imagined last night.

VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS...BUT OUT OF THIS RUBBLE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL WILL ARISE.

and it's gone

Thank you.

this is gold now....so Sad

Such a loss of History, such a tragedy. But, the Cathedral survived the revolution of 1789 it can survive this. Hopefully they can save the artwork and other artefacts and we can begin to rebuild the cathedral. It will take many years but it must be done.

10 months ago all was well. Today, April 15th, 2019 so much of it is gone !

It was lit on fire . Just throw the attention off of the yellow vest movement don't let anyone kid you

i liked the stainglass purple blue black it is like midnight amazing

April 15th 2019 RIP

Lord willing this Monument will rise again after the fire of 2019

It will be reborn, no doubt. And will be admired again ❤️ 🇫🇷 ❤️ 🇫🇷

And its on fire 🔥

So sad, today it is burning.

RU-vid suggesting this now is just trolling

Ever since the fire the cathedral has been appearing in my recommendations for a few days. I wish I could of seen it.

My wife and I are gonna be there in June, so sad that we’ll never get to see it in it’s glory.

The cathedral will rise again, with the world's help.

Omg that is amazing since the 12th century omg that is AMAZING SO COOL am Muslim but that's amazing I've always been fascinated by the cathedral since I watched the Disney movie the hunchback of Notredame and the live action movie the hunchback of Notredame 1997

rip notre dame ❤️

Now looking at pictures of this beautiful cathedral burning 😔

🙏🏽 Monday of Holy Week 2019 🙏🏽

This aged like fine milk (temporarily I hope).

Nice timing to put this in my recommended list, RU-vid.

It’s lit son!