Burning roof timbers,
large blocks of lime-
stone, and 800-plus
tons of oak and lead
from the spire all
crashed into Notre
Dame. And yet no art
of historical signifi-
cance was damaged
and very little of the
stained glass. “It was a
miracle,” says conser-
vator Marie-Hélène
Didier. Side chapels
like this one—Our Lady
of Seven Sorrows—will
get a cleaning and res-
toration, which most
needed before the fire.
Inside, most
of what’s holy
or beautiful
is unscathed.