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Donations flow in as crews assess damage to Notre Dame Cathedral

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The landmark Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral his pictured following a fire in the center of the French capital Paris on April 16, 2019.
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This combination of file pictures created on April 16, 2019 shows (from L) head of French luxury group Kering Francois-Henri Pinault (in Paris on February 17, 2015), French construction and telecoms group Bouygues Chairman Martin Bouygues (Paris on July 1, 2014), LVMH Group CEO Bernard Arnault (Paris, on April 25, 2017), Bouygues president Olivier Bouygues(Paris, November 27, 2003) and French businessman and collector Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere (Paris on November 22, 2016). - France’s most prominent billionaires pledged hundreds of millions euros on April 16, 2019 to help restore Notre-Dame cathedral in the aftermath of a fire that devastated the cathedral.
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The interior of the Notre-Dame Cathedral is seen through a doorway following a major fire yesterday on April 16, 2019 in Paris, France. A fire broke out on Monday afternoon and quickly spread across the building, causing the famous spire to collapse. The cause is unknown but officials have said it was possibly linked to ongoing renovation work.
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A fire officer checks a section of Notre-Dame Cathedral following a major fire yesterday on April 16, 2019 in Paris, France. A fire broke out on Monday afternoon and quickly spread across the building, causing the famous spire to collapse. The cause is unknown but officials have said it was possibly linked to ongoing renovation work.
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Damage caused to Notre Dame Cathedral following a major fire yesterday on April 16, 2019 in Paris, France. A fire broke out on Monday afternoon and quickly spread across the building, causing the famous spire to collapse. The cause is unknown but officials have said it was possibly linked to ongoing renovation work.

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