Rising above the flames came a chorus of voices, mourning 800 years of beloved history going up in flames
For those watching helplessly as flames engulfed one of France’s most iconic monuments Monday, some wept and held hands, while others prayed. When Notre Dame’s spire fell, taking centuries of history down with it, witnesses gasped in horror as a monument that meant so much began to crumble in front of their eyes.
“Notre-Dame is aflame,” read a tweet from French President Emmanuel Macron. “Great emotion for the whole nation. Our thoughts go out to all Catholics and to the French people. Like all of my fellow citizens, I am sad to see this part of us burn tonight.”
But as night fell in Paris and the fire continued to roar, the surrounding crowds came together in heartbreak, in disbelief and in song.
