Five years on, investigators are still trying to solve the mystery of what started the blaze at the French religious and cultural landmark.

After the fire, I began teaching a class called Memory and Monument, which was inspired by the rebuilding of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is older than France itself. Construction on the medieval cathedral began in 1163, under the direction of the Roman Catholic ...

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to restore Notre Dame to its former glory and set a five-year deadline. The COVID-19 pandemic caused some delays, but France nearly met that deadline regardless.