The cathedral was one of the earliest structures built with exterior flying buttresses. They were constructed around its nave in the 12th century to lend support to the thin walls, after the need ...

The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral will have a new $150 million surplus fund to protect the beloved Paris landmark when it holds its grand opening on Dec. 7, ... roof and signature flying buttresses.

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has reopened its doors five years after the devastating fire, ... Tallon’s precise 3D model of Notre Dame included intricate details of the cathedral’s architecture, such ...

BEARDSLEY: Parisians and tourists gather to watch Notre Dame being restored. The cathedral is covered in scaffolding, and its famous flying buttresses are buttressed by wooden beams with giant screws.

Notre Dame is back. The cathedral is returning to the center of religious life in France, ... The flying buttresses played an important role in preventing the cathedral’s collapse during the fire.

A medieval Gothic masterpiece, Notre-Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) is one of the French capital's most beloved and visited monuments, celebrated for its rib vaulting, flying buttresses ...

Notre-Dame, the Gothic cathedral in the heart of the French capital, was “in a very dire state. The flying buttresses were beginning to crumble.” This was two years before the great fire that ...

The so-called flying buttresses pulled the weight of the roof outside the structure, ... Timeline of Notre-Dame de Paris: 1163: The cathedral was built between 1163 and 1260, ...

A marvel of medieval construction that helped pioneer the ribbed vault and the flying buttress, Notre-Dame reached something like its recognisable form in 1270, just shy of a century after ...

The newly renovated interior of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been unveiled for the first time since reconstruction began more than five years ago. ... roof and signature flying buttresses.

BEARDSLEY: Parisians and tourists gather to watch Notre Dame being restored. The cathedral is covered in scaffolding, and its famous flying buttresses are buttressed by wooden beams with giant screws.