Gigarama.ru VIA AP Where the spire of Notre Dame cathedral used to be after it was damaged by a huge fire on Monday. Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore Notre Dame cathedral. DigitalGlobe via AP This April 17, 2019, satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company, shows Notre Dame cathedral in Paris after the fire. READ MORE:* Notre Dame: France's church bells ring in tribute* The science of rebuilding Notre Dame* Notre Dame fire: 'Nothing indicates a deliberate act'* Notre Dame fire: The damage done, and what has survived, in this vast cathedral* Notre Dame fire: How human chain saved treasures* 'Our tragedy': How France and the world reacted to the Notre Dame Cathedral fire* Notre Dame fire: We'll rebuild - French presidentEven Prime Minister Edouard Philippe acknowledged Wednesday that it would be difficult. Gigarama.ru An image made available by Gigarama.ru on Wednesday April 17, 2019 shows an aerial shot of the fire damage to Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday April 16.

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