Many of you might not believe how badly fire broke around in France’s Notre-Dame church on 15th April 2019. However, 400 of the fire-fighters have put their best foot forward to save the cathedral from catching fire for long nine hours, before it was finally declared that the fire had been extinguished. Luckily, no one has got injured or hurt from this fire incident.

According to the New York Times, it will take some more days to properly assess the damage and to take a note that what has been destroyed and what has survived the fire during the fire breakout. But it might sound surprising to you that what was so special about this French Cathedral.

Keep scrolling to find out its importance among so many peoples.

1. ‘Crown of Thorns’ which was worn by Jesus during his crucifixion

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A tiny piece of the Crown of Thorns that was worn over by Jesus Christ during his crucifixion is kept at the treasury at Notre-Dame. It is believed that the crown was bought by King Louis IX in 1239.

2. Notre-Dame is home to many stunning rose windows

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Undoubtedly, Notre-Dame cathedral is home to three beautiful and stunning stained-glass rose windows whose stained-glass panes are in the shape of flower petals.

3. Relics of both the patron saints of Paris were located inside the spire

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The relics of both the patron saints, Saint-Denis and Saint Genevieve are located inside the top of the spire. They were placed by Archbishop Verdier in 1935 in order to protect the cathedral and its congregation from ill fortune.

4. Cathedral’s interior is covered with priceless paintings

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The entire interior of the cathedral building is been nicely covered with some of the marvellous and priceless paintings.

5. The cathedral is home to 10 bronze bells bell that weighs nearly 4 tons

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Notre-Dame is home to 10 bronze bells that weigh up to 4 tons each. It is believed that it has the oldest bell inside the church named as Emmanuel that has been present in the cathedral since 1861.

6. The roof on Notre-Dame contained a “forest”

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The roof of the Notre-Dame resembles a forest from the very beginning. Its timber frame has involved around 52 acres of trees that were cut down in the 12th century to create the roof. That is why it is known as “forest”.

7. The Great Organ

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Notre-Dame is also home to the largest organ in France with five keyboards and 8,000 pipes. The great organ dates back to middle ages.  

8. Archaeological Crypt

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The archaeological crypt which is located inside the courtyard of the cathedral was created in order to protect 19th-century relics that were discovered during excavations in 1965.

9. Statue of Saint Anthony

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France’s cathedral also has a statue of Saint Anthony of Padua in its chapel which was brought to Notre-Dame in the year 2013 by the sisters of the Bethlehem Monastery.  

10. Pagan city lies below Notre-Dame

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The cathedral, Notre-Dame is located on the island namely, Île-de-la-Cité in the River Seine. This was once the centre of Paris’ predecessor, known as Lutetia. It is believed that the cathedral may have been built directly on top of the site of a temple dedicated to Jupiter

Almost daily we come across a number of things like when we commute to our office either in a metro or in a car. Things like trees on the streets, fuel stations, ATM machines, the same people around and many more things like that. But have you ever wondered or thought to consider that very closely?

You might love playing the guitar but do you know from inside how it looks like. Does it just look like some fascinating lounge or a spacious bedroom with stunning sunlight coming in? Now, you might be surprised after knowing this.

I have a list here full of some of the everyday objects which you come across and how do they look like virtually if you have a closer look at them. Find it out yourself.

1. Do you know inside of a guitar looks like a stunning apartment where you can hang out?

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Yes, this is what exactly you will get to see inside of a guitar or violin. It looks like a spacious one-bedroom apartment or a kind of a bougie lounge with amazing sunlight peeping inside of it. It looks so beautiful that you could just wish to hang out here!

2. This is how brick streets are laid down in the Netherlands

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Don’t you think that the way the Netherlands are laying down their brick streets looks amazing? They use a brick-laying machine that would really create some confusion in your mind related to construction we have seen so far. We just could wish that why we don’t use such kind of machines to build down brick streets like them?

3. Are you curious to know about how inside of a space suit looks like?

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Yes! This is what an inside of a space suit exactly looks like. Can’t believe right? Do you know that these space suits typically weigh over 200 lbs or 90 kgs and they take more than 30 minutes to wear them actually on your body?

4. What do you see when you split your credit or debit card in half?

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It might be surprising to you but this is what exactly you find when you will split up your credit or debit card in half. It resembles like a motherboard.

5. Do you know about the frog which has transparent skin?

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Yes! This is completely shocking to us as we all have seen how a real frog looks like. But the glass frog found in South American rain forests has a completely transparent skin underneath, even you can have a look at all their organs which are also totally visible from outside if you have a closer look.

6. The inside of a gas pump is full of mysterious wires

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If you see inside of a gas pump that’s full of mysterious wires all over or it may look like some ATM machine when it is opened from its inside.

7. Have you ever stopped to consider how does those tiny baby flamingo look like?

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Well, they look super cute and adorable. Do you know that the baby flamingos are fed bright red milk which is made from their parent’s upper digestive tracts which helps them to give really cute pink colour feathers when they grow up?

8. This is how Easter Island Heads looks like

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The ancient and mysterious ‘Easter Island Heads’ just look similar to a human’s head. They have whole bodies that are buried under the ground!