"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Shock, sadness, and horror are just a few emotions. I hate to say it, but for honesty's sake, I add suspicion.
Dennis Prager had a guest today that reported over 47 churches have been vandalized in France. Shepard Smith (FOX cable news) cut off this man for attempting to report this.
A new report states that the relics, and two of the three great windows have been saved. Oh, and about the suspicion....there were no workers inside the cathedral at the time.
Awful, indeed. I was there in 1991. Twice, actually. The first time with my nephew, on a bus trip from Brussels to Paris arranged by the US Embassy. We didn't have a lot of time, so we just went in and took a quick look around inside. I went back about a week later, and spent nearly two hours there, looking it over inside & out. It's weird, but one of my strongest memories of the cathedral was when I walked around to the "back yard", where you could see the flying buttresses along the walls of the rear part, where the main damage from the fire appeared to be in the pictures I've seen.
I went to several old cathedrals while I was in Europe, and they were all fascinating in different ways. Notre Dame was my second favorite, close behind il Duomo in Florence, Italy. I really hope it can be rebuilt. Paris wouldn't be the same without it.
Apparently most of the artworks and the relics were saved, as were the Rose Windows. Good news. They can rebuild the rest. I've seen York's Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Windsor Abbey, and the Fraunkirch in Munich, and those old cathedrals are truly awe-inspiring and beautiful.
I know it can be rebuilt, but I just hope they stay true (as possible) to the original, as far as materials and construction techniques. It wouldn't be the same if they, for instance, used laminated lumber or even worse - steel, for the roof structure. I heard a report that said they were already talking about a certain type of oak they could use, which is a good sign, I guess.
BTW, I changed my profile picture to one I took from the "back yard" when I was there in 1991. I hope they can make it look like that again.
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Shock, sadness, and horror are just a few emotions. I hate to say it, but for honesty's sake, I add suspicion.
Dennis Prager had a guest today that reported over 47 churches have been vandalized in France. Shepard Smith (FOX cable news) cut off this man for attempting to report this.
A new report states that the relics, and two of the three great windows have been saved. Oh, and about the suspicion....there were no workers inside the cathedral at the time.
Awful, indeed. I was there in 1991. Twice, actually. The first time with my nephew, on a bus trip from Brussels to Paris arranged by the US Embassy. We didn't have a lot of time, so we just went in and took a quick look around inside. I went back about a week later, and spent nearly two hours there, looking it over inside & out. It's weird, but one of my strongest memories of the cathedral was when I walked around to the "back yard", where you could see the flying buttresses along the walls of the rear part, where the main damage from the fire appeared to be in the pictures I've seen.
I went to several old cathedrals while I was in Europe, and they were all fascinating in different ways. Notre Dame was my second favorite, close behind il Duomo in Florence, Italy. I really hope it can be rebuilt. Paris wouldn't be the same without it.
Apparently most of the artworks and the relics were saved, as were the Rose Windows. Good news. They can rebuild the rest. I've seen York's Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Windsor Abbey, and the Fraunkirch in Munich, and those old cathedrals are truly awe-inspiring and beautiful.
I know it can be rebuilt, but I just hope they stay true (as possible) to the original, as far as materials and construction techniques. It wouldn't be the same if they, for instance, used laminated lumber or even worse - steel, for the roof structure. I heard a report that said they were already talking about a certain type of oak they could use, which is a good sign, I guess.
BTW, I changed my profile picture to one I took from the "back yard" when I was there in 1991. I hope they can make it look like that again.
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