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The Extra Point => Offside Forum => Topic started by: New_Earth_Mud on April 15, 2019, 08:15:06 PM

Title: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: New_Earth_Mud on April 15, 2019, 08:15:06 PM
So sad to see this
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: ModAdmin on April 15, 2019, 08:22:26 PM
With Easter coming soon.  Absolutely a tragic and devastating situation, not only for Christians but people in general.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: New_Earth_Mud on April 15, 2019, 08:28:21 PM
Quote from: ModAdmin on April 15, 2019, 08:22:26 PM
With Easter coming soon.  Absolutely a tragic and devastating situation, not only for Christians but people in general.


I agree...  sad to see something 850 years old burn like it is.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: Jesse on April 16, 2019, 12:01:19 PM
The videos are incredibly upsetting.

The flames were out of control. Doesn't leave much hope.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: blue_or_die on April 16, 2019, 01:13:59 PM
Yeah, just horrible. I really wanted to see this beaut.

It looks like they lost the spire and a good part of the roof, but the towers and crown are in tact. Lots of outside money coming in to support a restoration, so it sounds salvageable, luckily.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: blue_gold_84 on April 16, 2019, 04:15:52 PM
Absolutely devastating. Fortunately, it sounds like it'll be rebuilt.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: New_Earth_Mud on April 16, 2019, 04:37:14 PM
Quote from: blue_gold_84 on April 16, 2019, 04:15:52 PM
Absolutely devastating. Fortunately, it sounds like it'll be rebuilt.


Dont think there was any doubt it would be rebuilt. Even if it burned to the ground it would still be rebuilt.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: blue_gold_84 on April 16, 2019, 04:44:04 PM
Quote from: New_Earth_Mud on April 16, 2019, 04:37:14 PM
Dont think there was any doubt it would be rebuilt. Even if it burned to the ground it would still be rebuilt.

For sure. It's just nice to see the outpouring of generosity in order to do it.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: theaardvark on April 16, 2019, 04:56:20 PM
Will they try to keep it the same, or will they update it to modern architecture, or a blend? 

The church certainly has the funds, and money is already pouring in from rich people around he world...  and you can bet French construction companies would be all over providing free materials / labour. 

It was a tragic event, from a historical and architectural standpoint.  Not many building survive that long.

On the lighter side, it did make for some awesome comedy, with Trump tweeting out that they should use "flying water tankers" to put out the fire... which would have destroyed the structure and imperiled neighboring structures and rescue workers. 
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: New_Earth_Mud on April 16, 2019, 04:59:36 PM
Quote from: blue_gold_84 on April 16, 2019, 04:44:04 PM
For sure. It's just nice to see the outpouring of generosity in order to do it.


Agree....  700 mill in a day is pretty good id say.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: New_Earth_Mud on April 16, 2019, 05:04:13 PM
Quote from: theaardvark on April 16, 2019, 04:56:20 PM
Will they try to keep it the same, or will they update it to modern architecture, or a blend? 

The church certainly has the funds, and money is already pouring in from rich people around he world...  and you can bet French construction companies would be all over providing free materials / labour. 

It was a tragic event, from a historical and architectural standpoint.  Not many building survive that long.

On the lighter side, it did make for some awesome comedy, with Trump tweeting out that they should use "flying water tankers" to put out the fire... which would have destroyed the structure and imperiled neighboring structures and rescue workers. 



It will be rebuilt the same.... except the forest roof. They dont have trees like that in France anymore.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: Jockitch on April 16, 2019, 08:05:10 PM
Lucky enough to have seen it at 13 yrs old & then, as a young adult, with my buddies while doing Europe on $5. a day, per Arthur Frommer's book

It was a captivating site & certainly made me pause & ponder about the conviction it took to build such a long lasting historical place.
Now, yesterday, it held my attention in a most sorrowful awe.

Cannot pretend to imagine what the loss means to Parisians, devout followers of the faith & those who appreciated it's artistic offerings
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: theaardvark on April 16, 2019, 08:31:38 PM
With new technology and materials, and an unlimited budget, they should be able to make something special...   a billion dollars raised already, in one day...  yikes. 
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: BlueInCgy on April 16, 2019, 08:58:19 PM
As someone who's been fortunate enough to visit a lot of cathedrals in Europe, and having been to the Notre Dame twice, yes, it was devastating to watch, especially given the fact it has survived so much over the years.  Not only to the building, but also to the contents inside.  You can rebuild the structure, but you can't replace the historical contents lost.

As far as the rebuild goes, I hope they do something along the lines of the rebuild the Germans did with the church in Dresden which blew apart (from the heat of the bombing raid, not the actual bombs, wrap your head around that).  Every piece of structure which could be salvaged was, and where they could not they replicated.  They then reassembled the structure (not cleaning the old pieces, so there's a clear distinction between old and new), and it's a very effective tribute to what it was once.
Title: Re: Notre Dame Cathedral
Post by: Throw Long Bannatyne on April 18, 2019, 06:33:04 PM
Poor Quasimodo.  :'(