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Fire breaks out at Notre Dame cathedral, developing situation [Update: major structural collapse - Art and other Assets Saved] (See Staff Post)
- Thread starter Smokeymicpot
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i'm sure france will definitely have a lot of trouble putting together money to rebuild their second most world-renowned landmark
Consider donating those pictures to Wikimedia Commons for historical preservation.
https://wikimediafoundation.org/2018/01/17/add-your-photos-to-wikimedia-commons/
Noooo :(
All the wooden parts seem to be englufing the cathdral from the inside.
The timing is very questionable right now. Cathedral had just closed for the day to visitors when it broke out
I really wish people would stop with the "Just rebuild it" idea. I get that's meant to be uplifting but you cannot rebuild it.
This is not just a cathedral this is history. Even if you perfectly recreate it, it will never be the same. Never. And that's not even mentioning all the art inside that will be lost forever now. Fuck.
I'm not even hugely into art but this is tearing me apart.
This is not just a cathedral this is history. Even if you perfectly recreate it, it will never be the same. Never. And that's not even mentioning all the art inside that will be lost forever now. Fuck.
I'm not even hugely into art but this is tearing me apart.
Seems like it started on the roof where they were renovating.
Oh fuck, it looked like they had at least that under control :(
Like others have mentioned it looks like the fire started in the active construction area of the cathedral. The construction contractors probably had their own firewatch, security, etc separate from the cathedral's.
For perspective on just how MASSIVE this structure is, the diameter of this window is over 43 feet wide.Damn, this is awful. Those stained glass windows were beautiful.
The windows ALONE are almost the size of this statue:
Even if restoration moves forward, it's going to be a colossal endeavor.
Here's a NOVA doc I watched a couple years ago that talks about the building of Cathedrals. Really interesting stuff.
Wow this is just crazy. It's really sad to me to lose history like this.
Wow this is just crazy. It's really sad to me to lose history like this.
Damn, if the fire is propagating to the belltowers then it must be terrible inside.
I truly hope no fire fighter gets hurt.
I truly hope no fire fighter gets hurt.
They had closed down the cathedral to prepare for mass, that's why there were no injuries and once the fire took it was too late to do anything.
Ugh... I was hoping they'd at least manage to contain it enough to save those
The interior is engulfed and the wind is moving towards the towers so I'd be shocked if they both didn't start to burn :(
The southern one yeah. We can see the fire through some cracked windows.
One of the marvels of the world going in flames...
People at work told me there was construction going on inside and the fire may be due to that?
Please tell me it's not some dumb fuck who wanted to get attention.
People at work told me there was construction going on inside and the fire may be due to that?
Please tell me it's not some dumb fuck who wanted to get attention.
Seriously? I hoped that this would eventually be spared from the fire. Damn.
I was there in September of last year and the restoration (then) was only on the outside. Or at least only visible on the outside, inside showed nothing that was happening. I doubt someone wanted attention and that this truly is a terrible accident.
Last I checked the art was being evacuated and the bronze statues were already removed due to restoration. Additionally several parts of Notre Dame, including the spire, were already not original as they were reconstructed over time. The restoration project they had underway would've done a lot of replacement too as those centuries old wood had to be replaced at some point. It's sad but it's the nature of these things, at the very least we can hope for the stone structure to survive and have everything rebuilt.
The cathedral's stones have been replaced so many times during restoration campaigns that very few if any of them are the original ones. Does this mean it's the same cathedral or a different one?
Fuck.... this is terrible. I never got the chance to visit. This hurts so much as a history major... One of the most historical buildings in history.
This fucking sucks. I love history and was planning on visiting notre dame on my Paris trip this fall.
It's probably too hot for firefighters to get close enough to put out the main part of the blaze. That stone structure is making it into a giant oven