On April 15, 2019, eyes around the world were glued to the news as a massive fire ripped through The Notre-Dame de Paris. The disaster damaged most of the metal and wood in the cathedral’s roof ...

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France — The wooden structure supporting the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral was so vast, it was known as "the forest." It burned like a forest too.

Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) Scientists working on the scorched interior of Notre-Dame de Paris have found iron was used in the cathedral’s construction in the mid-12th century.

Art World Notre Dame’s Roof Might Be Reconstructed With the Same Wood Used Centuries Ago—Because It’s More Fire-Resistant Than You Think Eric Wirth, vice president of the Guild of French ...

It's fitting that much of the ironwork in the National Cathedral was supplied by a Philadelphia blacksmith shop: Samuel Yellin's. To this day, downtown Philadelphia is a showcase of wrought iron ...