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04-15-2019, 01:11 PM #1
Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is burning
Construction began on it in 1160, over 800 years ago
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/no...ing-2019-04-15
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04-15-2019, 01:44 PM #2
Re: Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is burning
Terrible!
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04-15-2019, 02:09 PM #3
Re: Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is burning
I read that people are running in to try and save all the art work but much of it is destroyed.
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04-16-2019, 10:53 AM #4
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Re: Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is burning
The internal damage to the cathedral was far less than scale of the fire indicated. It appears that it was mostly the wooden shell burning, the stone vault structure protected much of the inside. Much of the structural damage was from the collapsing steeple.
- the three rose windows have survived (surprisingly)
- the relics were rescued by firemen
- the artwork supposedly mostly survived (though some has smoke damage)
- the Grand Pipe Organ survived
- even the statues which were on the steeple had been removed for the renovation.
There is still a lot of work to be done from an engineering perspective as limestone has a tendency to weaken in extreme heat (it converts to lime). That being said, the fire is clearly something which can be repaired; rather than how it looked yesterday.
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04-16-2019, 11:02 AM #5
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04-16-2019, 11:19 AM #6
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04-16-2019, 12:09 PM #7
Re: Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is burning
Thanks again
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04-16-2019, 05:44 PM #8
Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is burning
@CBSEveningNews: Most of Notre Dame's treasures were saved, officials say -- including its most sacred relic, the Crown of Thorns, which many believe was worn by Jesus Christ at his crucifixion.
“Notre Dame is standing,” but the cathedral itself faces an uncertain future.
Here's @roxanasaberi https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/s...618432/video/1
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