Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the recent news event of a fire at the iconic landmark. It was originally published in the May/June 2017 issue of National Geographic History Magazine.

Burned timbers and stones from a collapsed arch are strewn across the floor of the nave of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire that started on April 15, 2019. The damage caused by the fire has ...

Let me start off by saying: I love Damon Dash. Or at least, I used to. I’m an elder millennial who grew up in New York in the 90s, and Roc-A-Fella was the blueprint (no Jay-Z pun intended). They were ...

Irish players, fans and administrators felt the sting of the committee's decision long after selection Sunday. Justin Casterline / Getty Images SOUTH BEND, Ind. — At the end of every semester, Notre ...

Notre Dame accepted just 11.8% of restrictive early action applicants, a record low and a decline from 12.9% last year. Prospective students for the class of 2030 were notified of their admissions ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were controversially left out of the College Football Playoff despite going 10-2 during the season and winning 10 straight games to close out the regular season. At the ...

As the College Football Playoff gets started this weekend, Notre Dame is sitting at home getting ready for 2026. Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish were of course left out of the CFP as the final ...

In ordinary times, landing a show at Paris’s Grand Palais would be cause for unqualified celebration. But the focus of “Claire Tabouret: In a Single Breath” is no ordinary subject. In an upstairs ...

Jeremiyah Love, the star Notre Dame running back and Heisman Trophy finalist, made it official Tuesday night and declared for the 2026 NFL draft. Love made the announcement on social media, thanking ...

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman has been at the center of intense speculation from the NFL and college ranks, with multiple teams being interested in him as a head coach. Freeman has been a ...

The ACC's recent lack of top-end depth leaves Notre Dame with limited hope that its scheduling agreement with the league will take a sudden turn for the better. Justin Casterline / Getty Images SOUTH ...

The exhibition displays full-size models of Claire Tabouret's stained-glass window designs for Notre-Dame Cathedral. Riccardo Milani / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images The designs for six ...