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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)
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Oh fuck off with shit. I've seen enough far right idiots spouting this crap for the day.
Consider it took 100+ years to complete the damn thing and the things it withstood and that it survived. Perspective is needed at times like this. It's not just any other Church or building that's burning down. It's mind-boggling and perhaps this will make us give further appreciation for other monuments to history that do exist.
Holy shit! Not surprised that the fire has consumed the inner part of the building, but to see it like that, it's just gutwrenching.
I haven't shit on anyone. Sorry if you thought that way. That wasn't my intention.
The Twin Towers were ~30 year old office buildings at the time. Quite a difference from a centuries old cathedral.
Never had done this on my (internet) life, but I honestly hope you get banned for this.
Fuck. Fuck. If I ever saw that image in person like that it would be burned into my brain for the rest of my life.
The guy on bbc saying "this building has
yeah that's completely ruined :(
9/11 comparisons need to stop. They really really really do.
Yup. Americans, there exists a world beyond those attacks, and this is not an appropriate or even relevant comparison.
Tbh when I first heard this news I was scared that it became a casualty of the riots that i'm vaguely hearing reported in france over the last while (They do really seem to be repressing it where I like) After all, rioters really like to burn things down / destroy stuff historically. It's somehow a little more comforting that it seems to be a complete accident rather than willful destruction in this case at least.
"They're just buildings" is so stupid.
I was once moved close to tears when my favourite nightclub burnt down. It's such a frightening, sobering thing to stand and witness.
This is one of the worlds most beautiful and significant cultural landmarks that has stood for over 8 centuries.
I was once moved close to tears when my favourite nightclub burnt down. It's such a frightening, sobering thing to stand and witness.
This is one of the worlds most beautiful and significant cultural landmarks that has stood for over 8 centuries.
One of the wonders of the world burns down - I sleep
Trolls downvote a marvel movie on Rotten Tomatoes - real shit
Trolls downvote a marvel movie on Rotten Tomatoes - real shit
North tower blaze is still going, they've resumed spraying it down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIXxTrAa9nc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIXxTrAa9nc
Holy shit... good luck putting that out.
Was listening on NPR for some conservator of the building discussing how old the wood was, at this point it was so dry that it sounds like it's basically a tinderbox. I always wondered how they manage to seal wood like that, eventually you have to get into the structure itself to work on it, so I can only imagine how dangerous it is to work in that old roof the fire did start with reconstruction. Also imagine finding out your crew burned down the Notre Dame by accident. Yikes.
You've walked into a thread brimming with people who disagree with you and are obviously distraught about this. The polite thing to do is to recognize that and not choose now as the time to try to get people to change their perception of Notre Dame.
Its offensive to people from france and it should be offensive to other Americans as it is to me. Thousands of lives where lost and the resulting wars cost the lives of hundreds of thousands.
Hyper not relevant and makes no sense.
Professor Tallon's work will be invaluable to reconstruction. Having the 3d model will allow those in charge of the prohject access to all the details of the cathedral, that can be complimented with pictures.
People really need to stop comparing this to 9/11...both are absolute tragedies for entirely different reasons.
This is a massive event for French, Catholic, and human culture. The potential death of one of the world's most historic building. Yes, fundamentally it is a building that can be repaired/rebuilt...but but it is not the same and will take a long time to do so. This is a cultural monument that has been standing for 800+ years. It is more than just "a building"
The world trade centers were not a cultural monument in the same way. 9/11 was a entirely different type of tragedy.
This is a massive event for French, Catholic, and human culture. The potential death of one of the world's most historic building. Yes, fundamentally it is a building that can be repaired/rebuilt...but but it is not the same and will take a long time to do so. This is a cultural monument that has been standing for 800+ years. It is more than just "a building"
The world trade centers were not a cultural monument in the same way. 9/11 was a entirely different type of tragedy.
I think culturally they were just as relevant. Time isn't the issue. When you think NYC you thought twin towers, empire State building, and statue of liberty. Paris was Notre Dame, Eiffel tower, the Louvre, and arc de triomphe.
But all isn't lost because this building burnt down. What comes next could be even more of a triumph. Sorry it caused such grief but I think most of you read way more into it than I meant.
Man I was in Paris 9 years ago and sat down to eat a baguette near Notre Dame but didnt go inside because my feet hurt too much.
I'm an atheist too but 850 year old buildings are special because of history not necessarily because religion.
"We will rebuild hur hur" like, go fuck yourself.
I'm an atheist too but 850 year old buildings are special because of history not necessarily because religion.
"We will rebuild hur hur" like, go fuck yourself.
I've never been there, but these are beautiful pictures. Thank you for sharing them.
from our visit in 2012
Literally, the first post you made here was to demean this as "at the end of the day it's just a building", Amidst what is clearly a thread packed with a lot of emotionally hurt people, overlooking horrifying footage of centuries of human craft go up in flames over something tragically accidental, with footage scattered throughout of how much this has devastated the people of Paris, Paris! a city that has been in the spotlight for several years recently through various different forms of strife and unrest, in a country that is Catholic by majority, is overlooking the burning of it's most iconic historical religious landmark, to the point where they are praying and singing in the street to steel themselves.
And you had absolutely no idea that dismissing such an event as this would incur backlash? For all your lofty bullshit, the level of obliviousness on display is frankly pathetic. And if it isn't obliviousness that brought you here, you are a very callous person.
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