A fire broke out in the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris, the medieval Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, during renovation work on an evening in spring 2019. The blaze consumed the oak roof framework, nicknamed the forest, and brought down the 19th-century spire designed by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, while firefighters prevented the two main bell towers from collapsing and saved much of the stone vaulting, the main structure and many works of art and relics. Investigators have not established the cause; they examined an electrical fault or a discarded cigarette, with no evidence of arson. President Emmanuel Macron pledged to rebuild, and donations of hundreds of millions of euros came from around the world. The cathedral reopened for worship in December 2024.
Before and after
- 15 March 20192019–2020 Hong Kong protests
- 31 March 20192019 Ukrainian presidential election
- 10 April 2019The first image of a black hole
- 11 April 20192019 Sudanese coup d'état
- 15 April 20192019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris
- 21 April 20192019 Sri Lanka bombings
- 27 April 2019Poway synagogue shooting
- May 20192019 European Parliament election
- 1 May 2019Reiwa era
More in Earth & climate
- 1 January 1954Establishment of Niokolo-Koba National Park
- 22 January 1954Establishment of Teide National Park
- 1971Establishment of Kevladev National Park
- 22 May 1974Establishment of Northeast Greenland National Park
- 20242024 becomes the warmest year on record
- 26 August 20262026 Nepal–Tibet floods
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.