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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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Best stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8yyiEfHIRA
It seems the fire is more under control now.
It seems the fire is more under control now.
People are going to have more complex opinions about this than "Sad." Nothing they said was shitty.
This is heartbreaking. I'm literally crying. Notre Dame is one of the most beautiful and awe inspiring creations I've seen in my life. The first time I saw the rose window from the inside, it took my breath away. So incrediably sad.
NBC stream has a much better view, it's still huge and burning bright in the center of the building.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIXxTrAa9nc
That seems to be the strategy that the fire teams are taking - looks like a lot of a dampening effort around the perimeter to stop it spreading.
Literally nothing else they can do right now - there are flames dozens of feet high, and the temperature must be extremely high.
hopefully no one gets hurt and damage doesn't extend to nearby buildings, etc...
if priceless artifacts are destroyed/damaged within the building then indeed that is unfortunate and a sad loss but the building itself beyond extra added cost can always be restored
most buildings that age don't even have most of their building material intact from the time it was constructed due to constant restoration/replacement and renovation to keep the building maintained
also post event if it turns out to be a work related accident can be reviewed to try and prevent future mistakes in the future
if priceless artifacts are destroyed/damaged within the building then indeed that is unfortunate and a sad loss but the building itself beyond extra added cost can always be restored
most buildings that age don't even have most of their building material intact from the time it was constructed due to constant restoration/replacement and renovation to keep the building maintained
also post event if it turns out to be a work related accident can be reviewed to try and prevent future mistakes in the future
Dunno if I can handle the violent retribution if someone ends up responsible for this. I don't want to see that.
Water is heavy. You'd end up with a collapsed building that's on fire...
That fire is scary, hopefully it can be fixed
Flat-earthers weren't a thing since Ancient Greece
the ceiling collapsed so the burning wood is now inside behind the stone perimeter wall
I visited when I was younger but I always wanted to go back to it as a landmark in Paris when I had a better appreciation for the history and architecture it represented.
This is sad and I hope they can salvage as much of the building as possible and that everyone stays safe in the mean time.
This is sad and I hope they can salvage as much of the building as possible and that everyone stays safe in the mean time.
I'm pretty upset I never got to see it (was in a bucket list along with France in general), but in a weird melancholic way I'm starting to appreciate all the other landmarks I've had the privilege of seeing.
It's gonna be really hard to watch footage and pictures of this that will be inevitably plastered everywhere in the media in the coming days. Just seeing these tweets are making my stomach turn :(
It's gonna be really hard to watch footage and pictures of this that will be inevitably plastered everywhere in the media in the coming days. Just seeing these tweets are making my stomach turn :(
You were right when you said you shouldn't have posted. Did Notre Dame steal your lunch money or something? History is literally burning to the ground and you're handwringing about the well-trained firefighters going in to try to salvage what they can of a near 900 year old piece of art?
Hopefully now that all the wooden structures seem to have burned, they can finally put this fire out.
We all have you own limits, telling epople to « cheer up » or « everything burns » while we are watching this happen live is utterly disgusting.
Learn to read the room, so for a walk, tell you cat how smart you are, and hpw these emotinal people are lacking perspective.
It's a cultural landmark that is more than twice as old as ... the United States of America.
Of course people care.
I never went inside, but I'm just thankful that I've been able to see it before this happened :(
Good point actually. Curious how they'll handle the fire going forward...
Thankfully no reported casualities, it's worrying that people are now going in to try and save the artwork despite the fire still raging.
Absolutely awful news - for it to have been standing there watching over Paris for so long - through so many pivotal moments in human history. Not to mention the marvel that it is and what that represents.
I hope that there's some glimmer of hope emerging once the situation is under more control.
I hope that there's some glimmer of hope emerging once the situation is under more control.
The crown of thorns, a wooden piece of the cross, and a nail , they were in the arrow (spire) supposedly, so consider them lost.
First thing you tell someone after a loss is simply 'I am sorry for your loss'. Bringing up similar cases someplace else isn't going to have anyone feel better.
I got to go there for the first time about a year and a half ago. I loved being able to just sit and observe quietly for a while. Very striking environment. Lucky to have seen it as it was! This is horrible news but I'm sure it will be rebuilt beautiful and fresh in a few years and then I'll be excited to see it again in its next iteration.
This was my favorite photo I got from the inside.
This was my favorite photo I got from the inside.
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