Notre-Dame de Paris – the medieval cathedral overlooking the Seine at the eastern end of the Île de la Cité, with its flying buttresses, flèche (Gothic spire), and charismatic gargoyles ...

The restoration of Notre Dame has brought the cathedral back to its former state. The new spire, rib vaulting, flying buttresses, and carved stone gargoyles have been carefully restored.

The senior source said that spending money to modify those parts of the interior risks eating into those used to restore Notre-Dame’s flying buttresses and sacristy, in dire need of repair even ...