[2019] Notre Dame burning — CNN

[DrQ]

Here is an idea of the fuel for the fire. I image 850 year old wood would burn very quickly. You can see that the roof was all trusses under the roof and over the vaulted ceiling.

Yeah, once it got started, there is no way you could get enough water up there to put it out.

 

[easyrider]

Norte Dame was on our list. So was Al-Aqsa Mosque, which oddly, is burning while Norte Dame burns.

Bill

https://www.newsweek.com/notre-dame...TzQ_qP2kdzGWlPbZsENP31X-DS_u414OrIBoPg6sbeMhU

 

[amycurl]

St. John the Divine in NYC also had a fire today.
And this is not the first time the Notre Dame has been severely damaged. The stained glass windows are reproductions; they can be reproduced again. The statues around the spire were recently removed, and are safe. Things can be rebuilt. The spire that fell was built as recently as 1860 in a remodel that was very controversial at the time. A church is always more than its structure.

 

[MULTIZ321]

Salma Hayek's Husband Francois-Henri Pinault
Pledges $113 Million to Rebuild Notre Dame
Cathedral.


https://people.com/travel/salma-hayek-billionaire-husband-pledges-100-million-rebuild-notre-dame/


Richard

 

[mentalbreak]

Such an emotional loss.

Ironically when I clicked on the CNN clip, the intro advertisement was a Farmer’s Insurance “we’ve seen a thing or two” commercial.

 

[dioxide45]

St. John the Divine in NYC also had a fire today.
And this is not the first time the Notre Dame has been severely damaged. The stained glass windows are reproductions; they can be reproduced again. The statues around the spire were recently removed, and are safe. Things can be rebuilt. The spire that fell was built as recently as 1860 in a remodel that was very controversial at the time. A church is always more than its structure.

That last reconstruction that rebuilt the spire took 25 years to complete. This isn't a simple rebuilding project where it will be back to its original glory in a couple years. While we do now have more modern methods of construction, but I always wonder if we could build the things today that they were able to build a century or centuries ago (ie Hoover Dam). I agree though that the church will rise again and it is greater than its structure.

 

[Shankilicious]

That last reconstruction that rebuilt the spire took 25 years to complete. This isn't a simple rebuilding project where it will be back to its original glory in a couple years. While we do now have more modern methods of construction, but I always wonder if we could build the things today that they were able to build a century or centuries ago (ie Hoover Dam). I agree though that the church will rise again and it is greater than its structure.

I've read that the Romans used a recipe for cement that is stronger/more resilient than we use now and the method of making it is unknown.
I'm sure we could build the Hoover dam again, and hopefully not lose as many lives doing it...

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[AnnaS]

So very sad........

 

[MULTIZ321]

Notre Dame fire: artworks to be sent to Louvre as donations pour in - live updates.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...thedral-fire-paris-france-macron-live-updates.


Richard

 

[bbodb1]

I loved the gargoyles ....

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Are you the keymaster?

 

[MULTIZ321]

Notre-Dame: Hunt for 'dad and daughter
in photo goes viral.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47947745.


Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

Why the Notre Dame fire was so hard to put out.


https://edition-m.cnn.com/2019/04/15/europe/firefighters-notre-dame-intl/

Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

Notre Dame fire: Crown of thorns and other precious relics saved.


https://www.axios.com/notre-dame-fi...ved-bde2a0f2-b7bb-4734-9e93-19f349eb7513.html.

Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

This digital scan of Notre Dame offers hope for its
restoration after the fire


https://www.technologyreview.com/th...e-dame-offers-hope-for-its-restoration-after/

Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

Misinformation about the Notre Dame fire spread quickly on social media.


https://www.theverge.com/interface/...-fire-misinformation-twitter-facebook-youtube.

Richard?

 

[MULTIZ321]

NOTRE DAME
Rival French Billionaires Pledge Nearly $600 Million to Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral.


http://fortune.com/2019/04/16/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-donation-rebuild/



Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

Notre Dame was in ruins. Victor Hugo's novel about a hunchback saved it.


https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Notre-Dame-was-in-ruins-Victor-Hugo-s-novel-13769940.php.


Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

Photos Reveal The Damage Inside Notre Dame Cathedral After The Fire


https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/photos-inside-notre-dame-cathedral-fire.


Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

Rebuilding Notre Dame will be Long, fraught and expensive.


https://apnews.com/b9e551bb8ad54ebab3926d4f80ea1a29.


Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

A Miracle of Timing: The Statues That Escaped the
Notre-Dame Fire


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/arts/notre-dame-statues.html?login=email&auth=login-email.

Richard

 

[Talent312]

They may want to use a different renovation company for the next rebuild.
And put their on-site employees on a "no-fly" list.
.

 

[klpca]

video of the inside of the cathedral https://i.imgur.com/fhQYRY3.gifv

 

[MULTIZ321]

Here's tne genius invention that helped save the interior of Notre Dame.


https://aleteia.org/2019/04/17/here...-that-helped-save-the-interior-of-notre-dame/


Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

$I billion raised to rebuild Paris' Notre Dame after fire.
.

https://nypost.com/2019/04/17/nearly-one-billion-raised-to-rebuild-paris-notre-dame/


Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

Stunning and surprising depictions of Notre-Dame

Artists as diverse as JMW Turner and
Edward Hopper have been inspired to
capture the spirit and beauty of the iconic
cathedral. Kelly Grovier picks some of the
finest.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20...ictions-of-notre-dame?ocid=global_culture_rss.



Richard