The three massive windows were reported destroyed by the fire several times Monday, but appear to have survived largely intact
On a tragic day, there was little to be thankful for in Paris, but the survival of the Notre Dame cathedral’s three massive rose windows is a victory — or at least a mercy.
Several times throughout the evening, different observers and journalists reported that the windows had been destroyed. Later, these reports were revised and many began to hope that the roses were at least partially preserved. The concern over the windows, and the lack of certainty over their condition was a microcosm of the panic to discover whether the building itself could be saved, and from there what firefighters and priests had managed to extract from the blaze and what they could stop the fire from damaging.
The west window was the point of much of the concern Monday following unverified reports that the great organ in Notre Dame had been destroyed and that the window has melted due to the heat. These reports turned out the be false, though the organ may have sustained some water damage.
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