Notre-Dame, the Gothic cathedral in the heart of the French capital, was “in a very dire state. The flying buttresses were beginning to crumble.” This was two years before the great fire that ...

Image Courtesy of Histovery Critical structural stabilization efforts focused on securing the vaults and flying buttresses ... during this time. Notre Dame's original roof was a meticulously ...

Notre-Dame has been meticulously restored, with a new spire and rib vaulting, its flying buttresses and carved stone gargoyles returned to their past glory and white stone and gold decorations ...

Notre Dame has been meticulously restored, with a new spire and rib vaulting, its flying buttresses and carved stone gargoyles returned to their past glory and white stone and gold decorations ...

In his 19th-century novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Victor Hugo wrote that the cathedral, with its gargoyle drains and flying buttresses, embodied freedom of expression in Medieval France ...

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has officially ... reconstructed using oak trees from across France. The 28 flying buttresses of the nave were secured before any work began.

Work is continuing on the cathedral’s flying buttresses; the stained glass rose windows and areas around Notre Dame, including a park. The Paris tourist office says parts of the church, including the ...

The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral have been ringing ... stained-glass windows that resemble flower petals – and 28 flying buttress supports of unprecedented scale to sustain its towering height.

The centuries-old Paris landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday evening ... with a new spire and rib vaulting, its flying buttresses and carved stone gargoyles returned to their past glory ...