The First Photos From Inside Notre Dame Show Destruction and Hope • The day after a fire ripped through Notre Dame, officials declared the Cathedral structurally sound.

PARIS — A “forest” of wooden latticework inside Notre Dame Cathedral fueled the fire that consumed the iconic church. The medieval roof structure “has been lost,” acco… ...

A view of the debris inside Notre-Dame de Paris in the aftermath of a fire that devastated the cathedral, during the visit of French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner (not pictured) in Paris ...

Photos from inside Notre Dame show the central part of the historic Gothic cathedral still intact. Rows of wooden pews and much of the nave appears to have been saved, according to the images. &#82… ...

Initial evaluations indicate that the main structure had survived while most of the stone vault ceiling, known as "Le Foret" (the forest) because it consisted of hundreds of 13th-century oak beams ...

The first photos from inside the Notre Dame cathedral showed extensive damage a massive fire caused after engulfing the historic edifice.. The altar at the helm of the beloved cathedral appeared ...

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Pictures of Notre Dame Cathedral Interior Show Altar and Giant Cross That Survived the Fierce Blaze. Published Apr 16, 2019 at 4:40 AM EDT Updated Apr 16, 2019 at 2:33 PM EDT. By .

Images from the cathedral's interior show the extent of the damage. Getty Images. Firefighters have sent a drone to survey the scale of destruction in the Gothic building. Reuters.

In honor of the cathedral’s grand reopening on December 7 and 8, see images below of Notre Dame through the years. The 1431 coronation of Henry VI, depicted in the 18th century by an unknown artist.