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Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames on Monday in a roaring blaze that devastated the Parisian landmark, one of France’s most visited places.

Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris.FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images

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Smoke billows from Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris.CHARLES PLATIAU/Reuters

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Smoke billows from Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris.BENOIT TESSIER/Reuters

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Smokes ascends as flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris.FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images

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A man watches the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral burn, engulfed in flames, in central Paris .GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images

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A woman cries as people look at Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral engulfed in flames.STR/AFP/Getty Images

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Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images

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Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.BENOIT TESSIER/Reuters

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People watch Notre Dame cathedral burning in Paris.Oleg Cetinic/The Associated Press

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People watch as smoke billows from Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out, in Paris.CHARLES PLATIAU/Reuters

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Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral.Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images

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Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris.Michel Euler/The Associated Press

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A fire fighter works to contain flames at Notre-Dame cathedral.Francois Mori/The Associated Press

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The steeple collapses as smoke and flames engulf the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images

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This combination of file photographs shows the steeple Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral on June 26, 2018, and on April 15, 2019.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images

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Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.FOUAD MAGHRANE/AFP/Getty Images

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Smoke rises around the altar in front of the cross inside the Notre Dame Cathedral as a fire continues to burn in Paris, France, April 16, 2019.PHILIPPE WOJAZER/Reuters

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People kneel on the pavement as they pray outside watching flames engulf Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images

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