WOW those pillars are still standing. Some of the pews as well.
Truly tragic. I'm glad I got to visit it a year and a half ago, truly gorgeous, the stained glass panels were breathtaking. I hope that they can restore it to its former glory. There's a lot of buildings one fire away from being gone, hopefully this will draw awareness to ensure we can properly protect them in the future.
I hope the Great Pyramid is never hurt. One of the big items in by bucket list.
Yep.
I didn't realise this until it was mentioned to me earlier, but parts of the church in my relatively small town dates back to the 14th century.
Tbh, the events today have inspired me to pay a bit more attention to the history that surrounds us. I work in London, so maybe I should have a bit of a wander after work some days.
Translation said:In this immeasurable tragedy, a little miracle: all 16 statues of the apostles and evangelists (in copper) were disassembled last Thursday for renovation, therefore saved... they are safe in Perigueux!
Why did they remove the heads?
It's truly a miracle how much has been saved.
Oh wow. I wonder if it was possibly due to some faulty equipment, or a ground in an electrical system. Regardless, this is terrible newsNope. What we know is that it started on the roof in an area that was under renovation.
Looks like they just need to do some cleanup, make sure everything is properly reinfornced, throw a new roof on there, and open it back up for business.
Do you know of an interesting article to learn more about this?
the altar and the cross are still standing.
well...this will take decades probably.
I believe the heads were removed during the French revolution because they thought they were supposed to be kings or some bsWhy did they remove the heads?
It's truly a miracle how much has been saved.
Thanks!Nope. What we know is that it started on the roof in an area that was under renovation.
The Stone Archroof mostly held which spared much more damage of the interior. As well the bells were saved from any sort of collapse which would have done even more damage. The largest Bell is 13 tons by itself. How sturdy that stoneroof is though is hard to say it could give way at anytimeIt doesn't seem half as bad as it was being made out to be. I expected total destruction.
Yes, but it's a lot better than the whole thing being destroyed."It's not lost"
Okay...well it looks majorly fucked and probably gunna take a few decades to bring it back
I believe the heads were removed during the French revolution because they thought they were supposed to be kings or some bs
American as well. My wife and I were lucky to go to Paris two years ago and just walk around admiring the buildings. It's was amazing. So much history and detail. I carried along pictures my grandfather took while he was there during WW2 and matched them with taking my own. Amazing stuff.Uh, hundreds of years of history mean a whole lot from my understanding. I'm given to believe that americans' sense of decade old buildings being old is laughable compared to the European perspective where people live among structures that stood since before their grandfather's grandfathers were around. (note I'm American so I cant say personally)
The Mosques in Cairo are the result of the defilement. So whenever you see the limestone on the mosques, you are probably looking at the original exterior of the pyramids.The great pyramids were defiled thousands of years ago. Not much left to take now.
I believe the heads were removed during the French revolution because they thought they were supposed to be kings or some bs
Seems like the main damage is located towards the altar.... Still, the fact the main nave is standing is very auspicious. From another picture, the statue beneath the cross also resisted the fire.
It doesn't seem half as bad as it was being made out to be. I expected total destruction.
Username checks out, very well said.the history of great buildings is as much about what they survived as anything really. places like the collessium or the aya sofia or the acropolis have such power and inspire such awe because they've existed through lifetimes and lifetimes and are not static objects but ever changing ones, having different meanings at different moments & always bearing the visible scars of our history. notre dame is more powerful than ever at this moment.