'Our heritage is very fragile,' Notre Dame Basilica of Montreal Pastor Miguel Castellanos said.
Millions around the world were left watching in anguish on Monday as one of Paris' most iconic sights, the Notre Dame Cathedral, burned.
Onlookers took to Twitter to share that the bells of the Notre Dame Basilica of Montreal, which was inspired by its Parisian predecessor, had joined churches and cathedrals around the world in ringing its bells for at least a full minute. Notre Dame bells ringing here in Montreal ... been going for a full minute. They never ring midday. pic.twitter.com/5RvMNF001m
Meanwhile, Montreal's mayor, Valérie Plante, said her heart was with everyone in Paris and in France, adding, in a tweet, that she was"pained to see flames ravage such a beautiful jewel of patrimony." In addition to Montreal's Basilica, there are at least two other Notre Dames taking inspiration from Paris' iconic cathedral, with the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg, France, and the Notre Dame Cathedral in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, also carrying the name.
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