Mayor of Paris: the altar and altar cross of Notre Dame survived in the fire

Reported by the journalist of the publication Le Monde Raphael Bake on his page on Twitter.

“The big hole in the roof, where the spire was, is now its fragments in the nave. The altar and its cross are preserved. It's not as scary as I was afraid, ”said Hidalgo.

Dans la nef, encombrée par les restes de la flèche en miettes l'autel est resté intact, avec sa croix # NotreDame pic.twitter.com/yify3ERdN0

On the evening of April 15, a large fire occurred in the Cathedral of Notre Dame. As a result of fire, the roof and spire of the cathedral collapsed.

French President Emmanuel Macron, in his address to the nation, said that the firefighters did a great job to save the cathedral building, and because of this they managed to “avoid the worst.”