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Streets of paris. and emotional. and as the president said, he hoped unifying for the country. and some of the cathedral treasures are on the way to the louvre after they were stored overnight at the hotel deville which is across the river from notre dame. but france's cultural minister said the most precious items including the holy crown which is believed to be from the crown of thorns place the on the head of jesus are now being held under security at paris city hall. cnn's tom foreman is here with a look in -- in-depth look at the treasures. >> this was a remarkable story of rescue above...

Saved from the infrastructure of the building. whether the wallerize safe enough and there's any danger to workers going in to help cleanup things. and what can be used to rebuild notre dame as the president of france said last night, we're going to rebuild notre dame. it'll take decades no doubt. there's been architectural experts talking this morning saying it would be at least decades before notre dame resembles the notre dame we know. you mention the crown of thorns, that's one of the relics meant be the be the crown of thorns that christ wore just before his crucifixion. and there's been ...

Of france is there inspecting, getting his first look at what is still inside the cathedral. we do know not all is lost. the twin bell towers are still standing. the main bell in that south tower is still intact. the crown of thorns. the tunic of st. louis. how significant is that, father? >> well, i think it's amazing when you think about the fact that with so much destruction, those very revered artifacts could have been salvaged. and to think of the firemen, too, who went in there and risked their lives to save this edifice of beauty. again, i think it's because they're only things, but the...

Firefighters and people who were part of the church all working together to try to get the really special artifacts out including things like the thorn crown that they believe jesus wore during the crucifixion and the really, really valuable artwork. we've seen some reports that some of it was slightly damaged from smoke and things like that, but it's amazing not more has been damaged, thinking about even the windows that is are still intask. you can see some of the images where the roof has completely caved in, but amazing stained glass windows are still there. >> yeah, it is amazing. hadas g...

We just showed you, that burned. we know that is gone. but other items, yeah, good news about this. the crown of thorns, which believers believe was worn by jesus christ at his crucifixion, incredibly important this time of the easter season, that has been rescued and taken away. and we know the organ -- one of the most famous instruments in the world, dating back to medieval times, more than 8,000 pipes here, this has survived. there may be water damage, but it is in tact at this moment. we know that you think about what max said a minute ago about the big events there. the main bell which he...