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Notre Dame's history is 9 centuries of change, renovation and renewal

  • Written by Maile Hutterer, Assistant Professor of the History of Art and Architecture, University of Oregon
Notre Dame's history is 9 centuries of change, renovation and renewalFlames and smoke rise as fire rages in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. AP Photo/Thierry Mallet

The Notre-Dame de Paris had been damaged and changed many times since it was begun in the mid-12th century. But the fire on April 15 might have been its most catastrophic event.

Located on the eastern end of the Ile-de-la-Cité, an island on the...

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