Striking images of the burning spire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday have been shared on television screens, newspapers and social media sites worldwide. Now officials are working to determine the extent of the damage and considering how to rebuild the roughly 800-year-old church.
Dr. Michael Davis is a professor of art history and the chair of architectural studies at Mount Holyoke College in western Massachusetts. Davis has published works on numerous cathedrals including Notre Dame and described to WAMC's Ray Graf what has made the Paris landmark so notable.
