Notre Dame Cathedral Coverage

Rare access inside Notre Dame restoration

When a fire nearly destroyed the famed Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, it was hard to imagine it ever returning to its former glory. Here's a rare look at the remarkable scenes of rebirth.

Part of Notre Dame reopens

A small part of the Notre Dame Cathedral reopened Wednesday, almost a year and a half after the iconic church in Paris was nearly destroyed in a massive fire.

Group in charge of restoration will work to bring Notre Dame back to original form

Notre Dame will be rebuilt as it was before a serious fire last year.

Notre Dame Came Far Closer to Collapsing Than Anybody Knew

PARIS — The security employee monitoring the smoke alarm panel at Notre Dame Cathedral was just three days on the job when the red warning light flashed on the evening of April 15: “Feu.” Fire.

Elian Peltier, James Glanz, Mika Gröndahl, Weiyi Cai, Adam Nossiter and Liz Alderman, New York Times

French officials tour Notre Dame cathedral, see extent of damage

Three months after fire devastated Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the world-famous landmark remains closed to the public. Tourists are dismayed, but renovations will take years.

How Notre Dame Was Saved: 5 Things We Know

How was it that fire ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral? And how was it saved?

Elian Peltier, New York Times

Church bells toll for Notre Dame

Bells rang on Wednesday at church Saint Louis des Invalides -- one of the many churches and cathedrals honoring the fire-ravaged Notre Dame.

Surge in online donations for fire-ravaged churches

The fire at Notre Dame cathedral Monday prompted immediate pledges of millions of euros to help rebuild it. On Tuesday, it spurred donations to do the same for much smaller places of worship thousands of miles away that were recently destroyed by arson.

Karen Zraick and Niraj Chokshi, New York Times

'It's tragic': Cary couple has decades-long connection to Notre Dame

The Notre Dame Cathedral is a very special place for one Cary couple. It is where they renewed their vows twice, 25 years apart.

Cary couple has special connection to Notre Dame

The Notre Dame Cathedral is a very special place for one Cary couple. It is where they renewed their vows twice, 25 years apart.

850 years of Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre Dame Cathedral recently celebrated 850 years. A fire burned parts of it on Monday.

UNC graduate witnessed Notre Dame fire; Triangle residents emotionally affected by flames

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumna, Emily Jackson, is living in Paris and saw the cathedral in flames while she was walking home from the post office. The fire, she said in a video, was "awful."

Triangle residents, natives witness devastating Notre Dame fire

A Raleigh couple on their honeymoon stood among the crowd in Paris as Notre Dame Cathedral burned Monday.

NC State professor on Notre Dame fire: 'What's lost is the work of people who lived 800 years ago'

An associate professor from NC State's school of Architecture talks about the type of historic loss that follows a devastating fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral.

Notre Dame saved from 'total destruction'

French fire fighters have successfully saved the main structure and two towers of the historic cathedral. 400 firefighters have spent five hours battling the blaze after it reportedly broke out in the attic of the building.

In Raleigh and Paris, shock as fire damages Notre Dame Cathedral

From Paris visitors to a North Carolina Catholic leader, the common feeling was shock as they watched a fire knock down a spire of the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Notre Dame Cathedral burns

A mammoth fire on Monday evening destroyed the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Raleigh honeymooners watch as spire topples at Notre Dame

Raleigh honeymooners Joe Hyde and Meghan Jones toured Notre Dame de Paris just two days ago. On Monday evening, they stood among the crowd to watch it burn.

Raw: Flames shoot from Notre Dame Cathedral

Flames are shooting out of the roof behind the nave of the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, one of the world's most visited landmarks.

NBC News: Notre Dame de Paris on fire

NBC News provides a special report on a massive fire at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

ICYMI: French 'Spiderman' climbs skyscraper

French "Spiderman" scales skyscraper to save crumbling Notre-Dame cathedral. (Video from NBC News)