 It was removed in 1786 during a program to modernise the cathedral, but was put back in an original form designed by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.The new flèche, of wood covered with lead, was decorated with statues of the Apostles; the figure of St Thomas resembled Viollet-le-Duc.The flèche was destroyed in the 2019 fire, but is being restored as of 2020.