Most Precious Parts of Notre Dame Cathedral Were Saved; French Billionaires Are Paying to Restore the Rest

After firefighters spent almost nine hours battling the flames inside of the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris， officials say that the majority of the buildings most hallowed structures and artifacts have been preserved.

The fire burned down the spire and roof of the cathedral， but historians breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that all three of the buildings iconic Rose Windows， which date back to the 13th century， had survived the inferno.

Furthermore， several French billionaires and organizations have already pledged over $700 million to restore the cathedral to its former glory.

○巴黎圣母大教堂最珍貴的部分被保住了;法國億萬富翁們正在出資修復其余部分

在消防隊員花了將近9個小時在巴黎圣母院內(nèi)與大火搏斗之后，官員們說，這座建筑最神圣的結(jié)構(gòu)和文物大部分得以保存。

大火燒毀了大教堂的尖頂和屋頂，但歷史學家們發(fā)現(xiàn)這座建筑標志性的三個大玫瑰窗在地獄中幸存下來后，松了一口氣。這些玫瑰窗的歷史可追溯到13世紀。

此外，一些法國億萬富翁和組織已經(jīng)承諾捐助7億多歐元，以恢復大教堂的昔日輝煌。