Natalia Vodianova paid her respects to Notre Dame on Tuesday as she visited the site of the Paris cathedral which was nearly destroyed by fire.
The supermodel, 37, was joined by her businessman husband Antoine Arnault, as the pair visited the site only a day after the devastating blaze took hold.
Looking pensive, the Russian beauty kept warm in a brown wool wrap and a scarf as she surveyed the site.
Paying respect: Natalia Vodianova paid her respects to Notre Dame alongside her husband Antoine Arnault on Tuesday after the Paris cathedral was nearly destroyed by fire
Beside the stunner was her millionaire husband Antoine who dressed in a navy coat.
The couple discussed the devastation and met with authorities guarding site.
Antoine father’s father Bernard Arnault, CEO of luxury goods group LVMH pledged €200 million for the reconstruction of the historic cathedral.
Emotional: Looking pensive, the Russian beauty surveyed the site
Meeting: She met with authorities guarding the cathedral
Help: Antoine Arnault’s father Bernard Arnault, CEO of luxury brand LVMH, pledged 200 million euro towards the reconstruction of the cathedral
Sadness: After visiting the site Antoine, along with Natalia, looked upset at the damage done on the historic cathedral
The blaze was discovered at around 6.50pm on Monday but workers would reportedly have downed tools between 5pm and 5.30pm.
According to investigators, an alarm went off at 6.20pm, interrupting a Mass, but no fire was found. The alarm then sounded again at 6.43pm, by which time the flames were burning out of control.
The first daylight pictures inside the wreckage today showed the roof destroyed, the 850-year-old church exposed to the elements and the floor covered in charred debris.
Tragic: The blaze was discovered at around 6.50pm but workers would reportedly have downed tools between 5pm and 5.30pm
Historic site: According to investigators, an alarm went off at 6.20pm, interrupting a Mass, but no fire was found
However the three ‘irreplaceable’ Rose Windows, which date to the 13th century and were last night feared to have melted or exploded, are all still intact.
Other treasures, including a crown of thorns reputed to have been worn by Jesus at his crucifixion, were also rescued from the fire, which officials believe was started by accident.
The blaze, which broke out as the last crowds of tourists ended visits at around 7pm, was finally declared to be ‘fully extinguished’ at about 9.45am on Tuesday.
Heartbreaking: The alarm then sounded again at 6.43pm, by which time the flames were burning out of control
Loss: The fire took hold of the spectacular Gothic spire, causing its collapse before the eyes of horrified onlookers
As the fire raged, brave rescue teams raced to recover what treasures they could from the Gothic masterpiece, which housed priceless artefacts and relics of huge religious and international significance.
Among them was the reputed Crown of Thorns, supposedly worn by Jesus during his crucifixion, which was carried to safety by a human chain of emergency service workers.
Today the Archbishop of Paris told BFM-TV that the three beautiful rose windows on the north, west and south sides of the church had all survived intact.
Inferno: The blaze, was finally declared to be ‘fully extinguished’ at about 9.45am on Tuesday morning
Fears had grown for the ‘really irreplaceable’ stained-glass windows, dating back to the 13th century, amid the heat of the fire last night.
The status of other relics, including a purported piece of the Cross on which Jesus was crucified, remained unclear today.
French priest Jean-Marc Fournier led the efforts to save the Crown of Thorns.
Etienne Loraillere, an editor for France’s KTO Catholic television network, said Father Fournier ‘went with the firefighters into Notre Dame Cathedral to save the Crown of Thorns and the Blessed Sacrament’.
Disaster: The first daylight pictures inside the wreckage today showed the roof destroyed, the 850-year-old church exposed to the elements and the floor covered in charred debris
Rubble: The debris inside the Notre-Dame-de Paris shows charred remains of the altar following the fire that devastated the cathedral
This was confirmed by an emergency services source who said: ‘Father Fournier is an absolute hero.
Natalia, who also shares 10-year-old son Viktor with Justin, married at the age of 19 when she was pregnant with Lucas.
The couple split in 2011 and she now has two more sons, Maxim, three, and Roman, one, with husband Antoine Arnault.
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