Sad news from Paris - Notre Dame Cathedral is burning

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Noooooo – the photos of the roof on fire turned my stomach. Has France not suffered enough in recent years.

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One of the world’s great cultural, architectural and historical sites… now in flames… I just can’t wrap my mind around this…

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my icon is a picture of one of the stained glass windows there.

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Youngest kid was just there yesterday on a school tour…most of the interior is irreplaceable and supposedly there was artwork being stored inside.

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A very bad year for Paris: weekly protests/riots, the St. Sulpice Church fire and now Notre Dame burning.

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for those kids who were there yesterday, they will always remember being one of the last to see it . I hope it can be salvaged. I had been there a few years ago.

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Thank you for fixing the thread title. Hard to see the screen of my phone through tears. :frowning:

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I had to turn off the news. A terrible tragedy. To think of all the history makes me feel sick.

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My heart is broken.

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We were there last month, climbed the tower and saw the scaffolding for the repairs they were doing. So sad… wonder if there is any insurance on it.

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I wonder if there are any craftsmen left who can do that kind of work anymore.

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I wonder if it will be rebuilt as it was or replaced by some modern architecture. The pictures make it look like a total loss.

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^We have very detailed information on the cathedral, apparently:

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/150622-andrew-tallon-notre-dame-cathedral-laser-scan-art-history-medieval-gothic/

As for craftsmen, absolutely. The cost will be an issue, depending on how much damage is done.

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The rebuilding could be an opportunity to train people in these almost lost crafts.

I just realized that Notre Dame was already 300 years old when St. Peter’s in Rome was built.

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Whatever they do… we wont see it whole for decades.

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I can’t watch the news coverage on TV. Too devastating. So glad I saw it in 1976, but was hoping to visit it again.

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So sad.

And perhaps almost as sad is that I was relieved to hear that appears the fire started as a result of renovations (rather than it being an act of terrorism).

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I’m so heartbroken for this beautiful landmark. I can’t watch the new coverage as it makes me cry.

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I was just there this summer. So sad!

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I’m so sad ?..