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After the completion of the cathedral, there were many dramas that the cathedral ran into. In 1793, the building suffered many casualties from the French Revolution. It was used as a warehouse for food and many statues were destroyed. It was rededicated to "the Cult of Reason and later to the Cult of Supreme Being." Civil uprisings tried to set the building ablaze, but thankfully only a couple of chairs caught fire.
After all this wreckage, reconstruction did not begin until 1845. The process was supervised by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus and Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Rebuilding took 23 years. A spire and gargoyles were also added during the process. To this day, the only remaining original pieces from the cathedral are the two rose windows.
In 1905, the cathedral was claimed as state property but its use was granted to the Roman Catholic Church.
After all this wreckage, reconstruction did not begin until 1845. The process was supervised by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus and Eugene Viollet-le-Duc. Rebuilding took 23 years. A spire and gargoyles were also added during the process. To this day, the only remaining original pieces from the cathedral are the two rose windows.
In 1905, the cathedral was claimed as state property but its use was granted to the Roman Catholic Church.
