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[2019] Notre Dame burning — CNN

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I pray that they can save the Cathedral . Everyone needs to send up a pray up to heaven to grant this wish. We had the opportunity to view this elegant Cathedral years ago and I will never forget how massive this structure was in real life.
 
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Architect calls for Notre-Dame's roof to be rebuilt of wood.

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PBS has a show on tonight (April 28, 2020) Secrets of the Dead: Building Notre Dame, documenting the centuries long construction of the cathedral.
 
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Workers start to remove charred scaffolding around Notre-Dame Cathedral




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I pray that this Notre-Dame Cathedral can be restored. It is ah magnificent structure in real life.
 

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As A Scientist Investigated Notre-Dame's Charred
Remains, He Uncovered A Disturbing Secret.




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This was my favorite factoid from the above article:

In fact, even the loss of Notre-Dame’s great attic hasn’t been completely without a silver lining. According to experts, an analysis of the remaining beams suggests that they were grown-to-order in a dedicated forest. And given the age of the wood, this implies that the construction of the cathedral was intended for at least a century prior to building work commencing.
 

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I don't see where the article indicates 1,000 year old oaks, but rather 1,000 oaks. Looks like they may be 200 years old.
You're right. My error.
1,000 oaks, perhaps 200 years old.
 

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Holy Thursday service held at fire-ravaged Notre Dame.


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Very interesting 17 minute video on the reconstruction of Notre Dame. One thing that particularly caught my attention is the bright colors on the walls after they removed the lead (from the fire) and years and years of grime. Sort of like the Sistine Chapel restoration. We got so used to grime covering the frescos, we didn't realize how vibrant the colors once were.

 

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The Creation & Restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Animated.


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Thanks Richard, for sharing those updates.
The restoration of the Notre- Dame Cathedral is a massive project and is going to be beautiful when it reopen in 2024. IMHO.
 

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France's Notre Dame cathedral secured at last: Next: rebuild.


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Another article on the same topic as Rich's post above...


I might mention in regard to their determination to reopen the cathedral on April 16, 2024 (five years after it caught fire), 2024 is the magic date for a lot of things to have been repaired, restored, moderized, etc. in Paris. It is part of their determination to showcase Paris at the Olympics.
 

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Reconstructing Notre Dame Cathedral




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