Notre Dame Cathedral is burning to the ground as I type this

[IronWing]

That kid is college age now. It would be kind of weird to see your picture being used 15 years later.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That kid is college age now. It would be kind of weird to see your picture being used 15 years later.

Damn that makes me feel old. Actually I wonder what the context behind that picture is. It always made me laugh.

 

[brianmanahan]

I'm glad we got rid of pay toilets here in the U.S..

i was in boston a few years ago and had to pay at a mcdonalds

i think it was like 50 cents or a buck. or you could buy some food and be allowed to go, so i just got a burger.

 

[IronWing]

Damn that makes me feel old. Actually I wonder what the context behind that picture is. It always made me laugh.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/disaster-girl

 

[Ackmed]

Very sad to see, and even worse when certain people are rejoicing in it. I have been only once, and it was a sight to see. Truly beautiful, and rich in history.

 

[Humpy]

Maybe it's just my perspective, but the firefighters didn't appear to have a clue how to fight a fire or were they just under equipped. It looked pathetic from the videos I've seen. Esp when you compare it to videos of some of the major fires in the US and other countries.

Sad to see it go. I doubt they will be able to rebuild it as I don't think the skill set to rebuild it exist anymore.

Sad for sure, but the money will be there.

Plenty of people who know exactly how to restore it back to what it was. There will likely be some debate on whether to do that or use modern materials to restore it's appearance.

It's also interesting to envision simply leaving the ruins as they are, like an abandon castle.

I think it gets rebuilt within five years.

 

[SKORPI0]

Notre-Dame Photos: A Fire and Its Aftermath


See the charred inside of Notre Dame (with video)

 

[FeuerFrei]

Watching teh footage is like WW2 come to life. Seems odd the fire would start in the central spire.

As a burned out shell, rain will be problematic. Hope they find a way to shed water soon.

Hope a lot of willing souls will donate time and materials, or offer a sweet deal.

 

[Amol S.]

Take a look at the first listed in Today's deals at Microsoft Store on Windows 10!!! "Dark Romance: Hunchback of Notre-Dame" for $3 off.

Probably Microsoft thought that this would be a good publicity stunt for them. XD

 

[zinfamous]

As a burned out shell, rain will be problematic. Hope they find a way to shed water soon.
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Shouldn't be that big of a deal. It was actually somewhat normal for the walls to stay up and un-roofed for decades and centuries when these things were being built because, it either took that long...or they also built a thing without having any idea how to put a roof on it. See: Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. That one was started around the same time as Notre Dame (a few hundred years earlier, I think), and it took them about 400? years after it was already in operation to figure out how to build a dome large enough to cap it, because such technology or knowledge simply did not exist anywhere throughout that time.

I mean, it's kinda like how Italians still build everything these days, so it makes sense.

If it doesn't already have an archaic drainage system along the walls, with subtly-sloping floors throughout, then this is something that they can do

 

[FeuerFrei]

Shouldn't be that big of a deal. It was actually somewhat normal for the walls to stay up and un-roofed for decades and centuries when these things were being built because, it either took that long...or they also built a thing without having any idea how to put a roof on it. See: Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. That one was started around the same time as Notre Dame (a few hundred years earlier, I think), and it took them about 400? years after it was already in operation to figure out how to build a dome large enough to cap it, because such technology or knowledge simply did not exist anywhere throughout that time.

I mean, it's kinda like how Italians still build everything these days, so it makes sense.

If it doesn't already have an archaic drainage system along the walls, with subtly-sloping floors throughout, then this is something that they can do

I was thinking more about the furnishings and decor within, rather than the masonry.

 

[SKORPI0]

Notre Dame fire: What we know - more pics

 

[feralkid]

make sure you carry lots of spare change...restuarants charge to use their toilets.

Not true.

 

[Number1]

360 video of the cathedral before it burned down. Check it out.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47967759