https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kx5pe/after-notre-dame-fire-players-return-to-its-recreation-in-assassins-creed-unity

Tragedy struck the centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France yesterday when a nine-hour blaze devastated the iconic building. In mourning, people flocked to the building to serenade it; they shared their thoughts, feelings, and pictures on social media; and gamers booted up 2014’s Assassin’s Creed: Unity to explore publisher Ubisoft’s gorgeous digital recreation of the building.

In Ubisoft’s long-running Assassin’s Creed franchise, players take the role of an assassin in a painstakingly detailed historical setting—the franchise’s hallmark. Previous games have featured Renaissance Florence, Cleopatra's Egypt, and 19th century London. In 2014, Ubisoft took the series to revolutionary France in Assassin’s Creed: Unity, making the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral an important set piece.