Image: A couple shares a kiss near the Notre Dame, circa 1980.

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Iconic Notre Dame Cathedral through history

A look back at the cathedral that's towered over Paris for more than 800 hundred years.

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Image: The Saint-Michele Bridge near the Notre Dame Cathedral in 1857.

The Saint-Michele Bridge near the Notre Dame Cathedral in 1857.

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Image: Women play in the snow outside of the Notre Dame on Dec. 21, 1938.

Women play in the snow outside Notre Dame on Dec. 21, 1938.

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Image: A French soldier carries a woman who was wounded by pro-Nazi police during services at Notre Dame in 1944.

A French soldier carries a woman wounded by pro-Nazi police during services at Notre Dame in 1944.

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Image: U.S. soldiers are greeted by French women outside the Notre Dame on Aug. 28, 1944.

French women greet U.S. soldiers outside Notre Dame on Aug. 28, 1944.

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Image: U.S. soldiers fill the pews of Notre Dame during a memorial service for President Franklin Roosevelt on April 16, 1945.

U.S. soldiers fill the pews of Notre Dame during a memorial service for President Franklin Roosevelt on April 16, 1945.

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Image: After the liberation of Paris, Parisians fish at the Saint-Michel Quay near the Notre Dame on Sept. 27, 1944.

After the liberation of Paris, Parisians fish at the Saint-Michel Quay near Notre Dame on Sept. 27, 1944.

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Image: A couple dances on the Saint Louis Island near the Notre Dame cathedral in 1958.

A couple dances on Ile Saint Louis near the cathedral in 1958. 

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Image: A woman looks over the Pont du Carousel near the Notre Dame in 1954.

A woman looks over the Pont du Carousel near Notre Dame in 1954.

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Image: The Notre Dame at night in 1959.

Notre Dame at night in 1959.

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Image: A man paints the Notre Dame Cathedral.

A man paints the cathedral from a nearby bridge.

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Image: People watch as Philippe Petit walks a tightrope 225 feet above the ground between the two towers of the Notre Dame Cathedral on June 26, 1971.

People watch as Philippe Petit walks a tightrope 225 feet above the ground between the two towers of the cathedral on June 26, 1971.

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Image: The Notre Dame Cathedral at dusk.

The sun sets behind Notre Dame. 

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Image: People look over Paris from the Notre Dame Cathedral.

Visitors enjoy the view from the top of the cathedral. 

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Image: A couple shares a kiss near the Notre Dame, circa 1980.

A couple kisses near Notre Dame c. 1980.

Photos: Paris weeps as Notre Dame Cathedral burns

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