The video will start in 8 Cancel

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Sign up today! Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Felix Kjellberg – who goes by the name PewDiePie online – addressed on the Notre Dame fire in an episode of “Meme Review”, admitting he was "shocked" by the tragedy.

"First of all, I don't find anything funny about a historical monument burning down," PewDiePie said.

"My first reaction was shock, and I'm deeply saddened about this beautiful architecture getting destroyed."

(Image: GETTY)

The 850-year-old gothic cathedral went up in flames on Monday as the entire city of Paris looked on in horror.

The fire at the iconic cathedral, which was built between 1163 and 1345, broke out at around 6.30pm local time (4.30pm), and is thought to have started in the attic where renovations works were being carried out.

It quickly spread to the roof of the cathedral, eventually destroying part of the building.

The YouTube star asked fans to stop making memes of the tragedy, calling the video "Don't meme Notre Dame”, but did admit that some humour is possible in light of the fire.

(Image: GETTY)

"You can still be sad about something and still laugh about it," PewDiePie said.

"That's fine, in my opinion. So why don't we just go through the memes?"

The inferno was finally extinguished Tuesday morning, with the blaze leaving behind millions of euros worth of damage.

Despite fire raging through Notre Dame's roof, firefighters were able to prevent the blaze consuming the cathedral's main structure, including its two famous bell towers.

(Image: GETTY)

It is believed that the three famous rose windows, which date back to the 13th century, avoided catastrophic damage, while the bells that have rung out at key moments in France's history are thought to be safe.

However, the intense blaze caused the 315ft (96m) spire to collapse.

French president Emmanuel Macron immediately launched fundraising efforts to save and rebuild the iconic structure as he visited Notre Dame within hours of the blaze beginning.

"Notre Dame is our history, our imagination, where we've lived all our great moments, and is the epicentre of our lives," Mr Macron said.

More than €1billion have already been pledged to help restore the landmark.