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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)

Jisgsaw

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Infinity Times Two said:
Have paintings been lost in this? Structure can be replaced, paintings are a bit more difficult.
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I expect most things that can be moved have been taken out, as the fire apparently didn't spread in the main room. I'd be more worried about the artfull windows (no idea how they're called in English, vitraux in French). Even in best time they're pretty heat sensitive, so with such a fire right on top of them...
Edit: welp, seems at least some broke :-( these will never be the same again.
 
Nivash

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I'm happy to hear that the towers and structure appear to have been saved. Notre Dame has suffered before. She's been through centuries of wars, revolutions and neglect and yet she's been restored time and again. This should be no exception. She won't be what she was but she can become something new while still reflecting her great heritage.
 
blaze

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Saving the structure is the best possible outcome given what we've been seeing, the pictures are sad but there's a lot of material that will easily burn, as long as the structure is safe it's at least repairable with time.
 

Bliman

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Just to make sure this is video from the fire before. This is NOT the situation now.
 
Godfather

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Game on motherfuckers
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Jisgsaw said:
I expect most things that can be moved have been taken out, as the fire apparently didn't spread in the main room. I'd be more worried about the artfull windows (no idea how they're called in English, vitraux in French). Even in best time they're pretty heat sensitive, so with such a fire right on top of them...
Edit: welp, seems at least some broke :-( these will never be the same again.
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We just call them stained-glass windows, which doesn't really do them justice.
 
SPRidley

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Mac_Lane said:


YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

GODDAMN HEROES
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Huge applause to those brave firefighters. Sad we lost all the craftmanship wooden decor of the interior, the roof and the azmazing glasswork, but im very happy that the whole exterior is going to stand.

Spartacris said:
Im so so sad about this. I hope some of the stone work survives., and the towers remain. If they do, maybe a park on what was the inside of the cathedral would be fitting.
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This is not america, europe is ace preserving monuments and history, is going (and should be) rebuild, and im an atheist saying this.
 
Lebon30

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Oct 27, 2017
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This is tragic as fuck. :(
This is why I like conservation because we know that nothing last forever and we must work in order to make it last as long as possible. So, while a lot of the art was lost, we now must work to save the pictures of them.
 
Mac_Lane

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From the New York Times :

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Vilam

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Wow... I posted back on page one, right when the fire broke out. At the time, you saw some smoke... and you just assume that there's going to be some damage, but overall everything will be fine. It's the Notre Dame Cathedral after all... of course it'd be fine, of course they would take care of it. Of course firefighters would put it out quickly. That building has been there hundreds of years; you would never think it could be gone in minutes.

Seeing what transpired in the hours since then is heartbreaking and tragic. I'm not religious at all, but that building is a marvel, a treasure, an incredible piece of history and human accomplishment. And the art... ugh, the art is priceless, and absolutely irreplaceable. I hope they were able to save some of the art.

I've visited the Dom, I've visited the Duomo. They're stunning... spectacular... humbling. I hadn't been to Notre Dame though, and now I never will - not as it was. It's such a loss for all of mankind.
 
Razgriz-Specter

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Man the news coverage of this is annoying 2 separate ones talking about how the debate of an airdrop will last for years to come...

Experts said it is too inaccurate and would also completely collapse the structure, whats left to debate?
 
chromatic9

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Relief the main structure is saved. At least there will be some original bits to cherish with the new. I'd expect restoration to get funded but damn the stained glass windows that have been there all this time. I keep imagining pictures of them being made in the 13th century.

Sounds like the firefighters have done the best job possible.
 
Herne

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This is like watching the great pyramid collapse. A massive loss for humanity as a whole.

I was planning a trip to Paris next year for the first time, and Notre Dame was high on my list of places to visit :/
 
Tyaren

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Oh no, so parts of the main vault did collapse into the church below. D:
 
Banderdash

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Razgriz-Specter said:
Man the news coverage of this is annoying 2 separate ones talking about how the debate of an airdrop will last for years to come...

Experts said it is too inaccurate and would also completely collapse the structure, whats left to debate?
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Mate, measles cases are seeing a staggering increase in incidences.
We live in an age where people who don't know what they're talking about, and have no interest in learning, are given equal airtime and value.
 
BringBackSonics

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Oct 27, 2017
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So two of the giant window stained glasses surveived, as well as the artifacts on the spire. I mean there is some loss, but at the very least, it is not as bad as it was earlier.
 
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