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Roof on note dame.
The firm s design gives the.
Its roof and flèche spire were of wood much of it 13th century oak sheathed in lead to exclude water.
A picture shows notre dame cathedral on april 16 2019 in the aftermath of a fire that caused its spire to crash to the ground.
It was so complex.
The charred roof of the notre dame cathedral in paris was once a legend that astounded the middle ages and still fascinates master carpenters thomas buechi of the charpente concept group told afp.
On the roof of notre dame before it burned.
By lauren collin s.
Its walls and interior vaulted ceiling are of stone.
For parisians the french president said on monday notre dame was the epicenter of.
Parisians fish on the banks of the seine river in paris near the ile de la cité the island on which notre dame sits on the first sunday of spring in 1947.
It is possibly one of the greatest masterpieces for french master carpenters.
The spire was rebuilt several times most recently in the 19th century.