Expert says Notre Dame Cathedral represents one of the biggest challenges accomplished by the Catholic traditions

For stories on the Notre Dame Cathedral burning, contact Krupali Krusche, University of Notre Dame expert on historical preservation of buildings.

Krusche is the associate dean for research, scholarship and creative work at Notre Dame's School of Architecture.  

She has been involved in the digital preservation of the Taj Mahal and the Vatican's Belvedere Courtyard. 

She says: 

The Notre Dame Cathedral plays a major role at an international level and especially for the Catholic tradition because it represents one of the biggest challenges accomplished by the Catholic traditions. This 700 years of world beauty is now lost to flames forever!