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Fire breaks out at Notre Dame cathedral, developing situation [Update: major structural collapse - Art and other Assets Saved] (See Staff Post)
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It sounds like 16 statues were removed for cleaning prior to the fire so at least some of the art work survived.
Another thing to consider when watching a historic site burn you have to understand these things are built and looked at as something that will stand the test of time and out last even their creators. A constant presence then that was meant to be a constant presence for all future generations. Now its just gone up in flames. You see this sentiment all over ancient stories and texts, immortality gained through architecture.
I can only imagine what I would be feeling if this happened to the Pantheon or the Hagia Sophia. What a loss.
The relics absolutely existed and were kept somewhere in the building from what I remember from AP European History. I'm not sure if they were stored in the spire or not, I assumed they would be in the vault/basement of the building.
The French have historically been adamant about preserving cultural/historic architecture like this. It's the reason why there's been such strong push back against things like wheelchair ramps and modern infrastructure in certain areas of the city. I see no possible outcome to this that doesn't involve rebuilding the entire cathedral as it was originally designed.
Alright, thanks for the quick answer.
What a shame, I never had the chance to see it in person but I wanted to go there at some point in my life. :(
Stay strong France-ERA!
We'll know more about the causes once the workers have been interrogated. But I'm not all that surprised something happened. I have worked for a time in a company who's role is to make sure safety regulations are followed, and I have seen some infuriating things. Like, say, fusibles replaced by metal bits. Far too many people in charge believe they can cut corners with impunity, that accidents only happen to others...
But shit, this is awful. It may take a decade for everything to be restored, with the limited number of qualified renovation experts and stained glass specialists. Not to mention the art pieces and artifacts inside.
But shit, this is awful. It may take a decade for everything to be restored, with the limited number of qualified renovation experts and stained glass specialists. Not to mention the art pieces and artifacts inside.
There is still no official confirmation about the status of the stone structure below the wooden roof. if it did hold it would be very good news. well, sort of.
No!!!
What can they do? Can they use helicopters with fire foam? The whole things is going to collapse at this rate.
I posted one way earlier, but I had NO idea the fire was going to be as destructive as it would be and the gravity of the situation has sunk in fast and hard.
I toured Europe for my honeymoon to see the cathedrals, but wasn't able to see Notre Dame. "Next time," I told my wife.
Watch this end up being because someone took an unauthorized smoke break or some shit like that. The guy won't make it out of a trial alive.
Or Westminster Abby.
Not funny.
Luckily there are plenty of other Notre Dame Cathedrals in Europe if you ever need to see one. We saw this and some others when we were there.
I took my son there 2 years ago but he won't be old enough to remember it. Atleast we'll have the pictures.
I think the position of the cathedral didn't help one bit. It's practically on a small island crowded amongst other buildings.
Ignore. People are posting all kinds of dumb stuff. Some people are already trying to blame Islam and say this is part of a pattern of anti-Catholic attacks.
That's why there was no electricity under the roof and where the fire begins is difficult to access (no matter what they have planned, it's almost impossible to secure if a big fire starts under the roof)
Not providing them a massive audience here would probably help