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The Great Fire of London
As the fire raged on into Tuesday 4 September, St Paul’s Cathedral burned down. It took around 30 minutes after the building caught fire for the lead roof to melt. Walking through London after ...
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This graphic shows all that was destroyed — and what's still standing — following the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire
On Monday, flames engulfed Paris' iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral. The fire took over the building and burned for more than 12 hours. Finally, on Tuesday morning, firefighters were able to put out the ...
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Fire expert on why old buildings like Notre Dame Cathedral catch fire
We've seen it on a number of other buildings: Troitsky Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong in Bhutan. One part is just looking at the overall construction, in terms of the ...
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6 great cathedrals around the world that were destroyed by fire, war and worse
St Mel’s cathedral in Ireland was built in the 19th century. However, as the result of an accidental fire, it burned on Christmas Day in 2009. Five years later, in 2014, it reopened.
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Notre Dame Cathedral 101 - from its gargoyles to its Rose Windows
The towers are 69 metres tall. The single spire, which was burned down in this week’s fire, was 90 metres tall. Part of Frances’ history The cathedral watched over many events in France’s ...