Publisher's Synopsis
On the evening of April 15, 2019, the world watched in horror as Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris went up in flames and its burning spire crashed through the roof. Firefighters battled into the night to save the 850-year-old edifice. As the flames spread, Notre Dame was at a very real risk of collapse but luckily it remained standing.
This book gives you a tour of the religious and artistic artifacts and features of the Cathedral. It speaks from the perspective of what was lost and what was saved in the fire as well as from the perspective of non-architectonic features and of the architecture of the cathedral. It is a comprehensive guide written for casual readers as well as the more acquainted ones. It is written with respect to the tradition that Notre Dame represents. Paris may never be the same after the 2019 fire in Notre Dame. The fire is an important part of this book, having been emotionally written the same week as it happened, not only with urgency to show the world what happened but mainly keeping the emotions that such a historical event left as they were - making this book a very valuable one. The history of the world, of France and of Paris may have changed in that fire, which is small but significant ways can be compared to fires like the one that consumed the Library of Alexandria or the burning of Rome.
