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Of what happened with jesus at the cruxifiction. also one of the oldest organs in the world, that survived. the main bell that range out at the end of world war ii and other events, that survived. the three big windows that helped draw 13 million viewers or visitors a year, those survived. of course we know the two main towers up front that have the famous gargoyles on them, they are also intact. so the real remarkable story here is not merely that there was such a terrific fire but that as they...

Look between the two structures where the investigators say they believe the fire started and that is in this huge wooden roof, this attic space between those two structures. this was made of 13,000 trees of forest that would have covered about 39 football fields and once these ancient timbers started burning there was just nothing they could do to stop that. what they could do was try to rescue what was below. look at the artifacts. for example, this is what believers say holds part of the orig...

Believe the fire started and that is in this huge wooden roof, this attic space between those two structures. this was made of 13,000 trees of forest that would have covered about 39 football fields and once these ancient timbers started burning there was just nothing they could do to stop that. what they could do was try to rescue what was below. look at some of the extraordinary artifacts they were trying to get out, some of which were not yet sure of the future of right now. for example, ther...

There are now stories emerging as well about the kind of rescue effort it took to get the relics out. for example, a chaplain from the fire department talked about a human chain set up to move the relics and valuable objects out of the church before everything, before the roof collapsed and brought their efforts to a halt. >> amazing. in the face of the inferno, the human chain outside the cathedral, moving things to safety. thank you for that, jim bittermann. back to washington, president tru...

Architectural plans and paintings and drawings that go back for centuries until not just the story of the cathedral, but in some ways thestery of parises as well. this is called the crown of thorns. it is believed by them to be the crown worn by jesus on his way to cruse fiction. certainly very important during this easter time. we do know that more than a dozen priceless statues were removed as part of the current renovation just last week. don. >> thank you very much. jouning me on the phone i...

The crown of thorns and the relic so many people come to see. supposedly the crown worn by christ before he was crucified. the tunic of lou the ninth. the famous tunic worn by one of the early kings of france. saved. but the archbishop of the paris who was on tv this morning talking about what has been saved and lost. a great deal of fear about a number of other things for example the huge works of art which were all around the cathedral. very certainly going to be damage at least if not complet...

That maybe the bells wouldnt fall and take the towers with them. we know that teams managed to salvage an unknown quantity of pressure relics but the main ones we heard were secreted to a safe location. what is believed to be part of jesuss crown of thorns. part of his actual cross. theres a heavy, heavy item for catholics and christians. now we know that stuff is safe and the mayor tweeted it tonight. its not just stuff. in terms of this could have been human cost. what we worry about most in t...

Trees, a forest that once covered an area as big as 39 football fields. that is what was burning and threatening all of the treasures and we still dont know exactly what happened with some of them. there is a relic believed to hold part of the original cross and one of the nails from the crucifixion. that is what believers believe about that. were not sure what the status is with that so far. many paintings and sculptures, were not sure if some paintings dating back to the 1600s and we know the ...

Famous cathedral. sunlight shining down upon the cross with charred remains of the collapsed roof. water is pulled between the pews. all of it evidence of the grand effort to save the grand dame of par paris. the fire raged for nine hours as some 400 firefighters fought to ensure all was not lost. earlier, priceless relics plugged from the flames were loaded up for transport to the museum. the mayor of paris thanking those who formed a human chain to save them. >> a human chain immediately sprun...

Here today. when they say most of the precious artifacts have been restored, and, a, what leaves you relieved and do you have any questions about artifacts, pieces of art that you havent heard anything about yet? >> well, first and foremost i think being the cathedral of paris and its oldest and most important artifact if you will in that church is the crown of thorns, something purchased by the king of france, st. louis back in the 13th century. he built the st. chapel for him. its something th...