but you know, that cathedral was begun by louis vii and i wrote a book on chartres cathedral and hiswas chartraine and our video is featured there at the sculpture. this history begins right in the 1160s and the major part of the cathedral took about 100 years to be built. so this is the very time when it was that musicians were creating so much new music for that particular cathedral which was dedicated to the assumption of the virgin mary, that is august 15th. and louis vii had not been able to produce a male heir and when he did in 1165, it was philip augustus. so it was a celebration of his own heir, his male heir, the only one he could produce by this chartrine woman, that led him to wish to have this monument and to connect it to the feast of the assumption which was close to the time when his male heir was born. so much of the music is written for the virgin mary that we have studied and it was there at the cathedral of notre dame that musicians learned how to write down precise rhythms for music, for musical repertoire. so the place of this cathedral as a cradle of our musica

. >> some history on notre dame cathedral, construction began in 1163 during the reign of king louis vii and was completed in 1345. hundred the sixth of england was crowned in the church and 1431 and less than 400 years later, napoleon bonaparte crowned emperor of france, in 1804. the cathedral survived two world wars, american troops visited during the 1944 paris liberation, the cathedral received 13 million visitors a year. >>> people in the bay area are reacting to the tragedy, the general attempted to talk today about what the cathedral means to the world. >> we have 60,000 french nationals in the bay area and i think the old thought this morning of their past visits when they were kids with their parents or family visits and happy visits of notre dame. >> at his roundtable in minnesota, president trump stopped to express sympathies about the cathedral fire calling it a terrible scene. >> if you think about it, i would say greater than almost any museum in the world and it is burning very badly, it looks like it is burning to the ground. >> also taken to twitter to post this, so horr

construction began on the historic monument in 1163 during the reign of king louis vii, and it took nearly years to complete. its picturesque stained glass rose windows were made of hundreds of panes depicting various biblical images, like apostles and angels. iconic gargoyles and statues surround the cathedral. theologian and cbs news papal contributor candida moss: >> it has tremendous cultural and political significance. this is where kings and emperors were crowned. this is where saints are made. >> reporter: the cathedral's spire was currently undergoing renovations, but the monuments' last makeover was more than 150 years ago, partly inspired by victor hugo's depiction of its decaying state in his novel "the hunchback of notre dame," a book that inspired famous film versions, most notably in 1939 and disney's take in 1996. notre dame is also home to the crown of thorns, considered the raown jewels of paris. it is believed the crown was worn by christ before the crucifixion. the cathedral's bells have tolled for significant occasions wr centuries, and have marked moments of tragedy, i

dame, or our lady is construction began on the historic monument in 1163 during the reign of king louis viit took nearly 200 years to complete. it's picturesque stained glass rose windows were made of hundreds of panes, depicting various biblical images like apostles and angels. icon gargoyles and statues surround the cathedral. theologian and cbs papal contributor candida moss. >> has tremendous cultural and political significance. this is where kings and emperors were crowned. this is where saints are made. >> reporter: the cathedral spire was currently undergoing renovations, but the monument's last major makeover was more than 150 years ago, partly inspired by victor hugo's depiction of its decaying state in his novel hunch, a book that inspired famous film version, most notably in 1939 and disney's take in 1996. notre dame is also home to the crown of thorn, considered the crown jewels of paris. it's believed the crown was worn by christ before the crucifixion. the cathedral's bells have tolled for significant occasions for centuries and have marked moments of tragedy, including the pa

. >> construction of notre dame began in 1163 during the rain of king louis vii. it was completed nearly 200 years after construction began. napoleon was crowned emperor inside the cathedral in 1804. he is also credited with saving it after it fell into total disrepair and was close to being demolished. it underwent a major renovation from 1845 to 1870. in 1909, joan of arc was beatified by pope pious x. many attend mass which is still celebrated there every sunday. >> notre dame someone of the french gothic cathedrals that san francisco's grace cathedral was modeled after. grace cathedral burned down in 1906 in the fires that started after the earthquake. someone ran into the burning building and saved chalices that are still in the church today. he says a lot of thought went into rebuilding grace cathedral. >> steel reinforced concrete didn't exist in the 13th century, the 14th century. the modern building dodges are really -- even though our building looks ancient and beautiful, having those building techniques that we have here in the post is what makes a huge

it was constructed during the rain of king louis vii and begin in 173 and completed in 1365. 200 years from start to finish. in 1431, henry vi was crowned inside the cathedral. in 1804, napoleon was crowned emperor of france. in 1909, joan of arc was beatified by pope pius x. and french troops celebrated in the cathedral after liberating paris from germany in world war ii. in 1970, the funeral for charles de gaulle was attended by president nixon inside this cathedral. and now in 2019, this cathedral is reduced to ruins. the french civil defense and crisis management agency said why they can't use helicopters. "helicopter or airplane, the weight of the water and the intensity of the drop at low altitude could weaken the structure and result in collateral damage to the buildings in the vicinity. the paris mayor quoting now. "i don't have a strong word to express the pain that i feel in the face of notre dame flames raged. tonight all mourn this emblem of history. from our motto, we will draw strength to rise." the paris mayor just a short time ago. now we know that emmanuel macron has a

it was started in 1163 during the reign of king louis vii and was completed in 1345.ed in the 1920s. the last time the cathedral suffered major damage was during the french revolution. it survived two world wars largely unscathed. and the visitor figures are extraordinary. around 13 million people now visit the catholic landmark every year — more than 30,000 every day on average — and it is believed to be the most visited structure in paris. although i'm sure the eiffel tower gives it a run for its money. the building has been undergoing restoration. in this photo from lastjune, you can see workers repairing the wooden roof. that wooden roof has gone today in this fire. and in recent days, workers had been removing statues for repairs. danny was talking about this. there had been some statues staved because they were removed in the last few days. this again shows you the crippling stonework like this one of the reasons there had been an appeal last year for funds to help restore notre—dame meant to help maintain its stonework and things like these angels have now been