Notre Dame in Paris is on fire (3 Viewers)

[Politician Spock]

Holy Hell!

 

[Sheriff Bart]

That's great to hear. 

 

[Eephus]

That's great to hear. 

Oh no, I'm deaf

 

[Skipdog77]

It's times like these that I'm glad all the really important artifacts are buried on Oak Island.

 

[Billy Bats]

Cross still standing

Maybe not all lost

 

[Henry Ford]

It appears that while the outer roof was lost, the interior stone roof may have fully held even as 750 tons of spire landed on it.  Which may have nearly completely saved much of the interior from not only fire but also lead contamination.  That would be pretty amazing. 

 

[NREC34]

I wonder if they’ll look at pictures of the stained glass and recreate it

 

[gianmarco]

I am hard pressed to think of a bigger tragedy from an historical perspective.  

The church in Assisi destroyed by an earthquake in the late 1990's is the first that comes to mind.

 

[Henry Ford]

I am hard pressed to think of a bigger tragedy from an historical perspective.  

Not a lot of them since Alexandria, for sure. 

 

[jon_mx]

I wonder if they’ll look at pictures of the stained glass and recreate it

Yeah, I am sure they will.  I am sure each window is document with millions of pictures.  Shoot, I even got some. 

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

It appears that while the outer roof was lost, the interior stone roof may have fully held even as 750 tons of spire landed on it.  Which may have nearly completely saved much of the interior from not only fire but also lead contamination.  That would be pretty amazing. 

There is a picture of the vault on CBS at the moment.  Parts of it seem to be there.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Given that this is Holy Week, I have a bad feeling this was a deliberate fire by someone with an axe to grind

 

[culdeus]

Given that this is Holy Week, I have a bad feeling this was a deliberate fire by someone with an axe to grind

Started in the steeple which was under renovation.  Would be a pretty neat trick to get up there. 

 

[shader]

I’m pretty confused.  The pics made it seem like a raging inferno.  Perhaps as HF said, the stone roof somehow held.  Unreal 

 

[Smack Tripper]

Started in the steeple which was under renovation.  Would be a pretty neat trick to get up there. 

Was that under scaffolding?  I was at work so I wasn't locked into coverage, it didn't seem to be. Is there any thought to a cause, did it burn from the inside out?

That scaffolding is leather tough for what it survives. 

 

[Smack Tripper]

I’m pretty confused.  The pics made it seem like a raging inferno.  Perhaps as HF said, the stone roof somehow held.  Unreal 

They spent 100 years building these things, these were some damn craftsmen

 

[shader]

They spent 100 years building these things, these were some damn craftsmen

I have a new appreciation for Pillars of the Earth

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I kind of can't believe that in the picture of the altar, the candles didn't melt? Did it really not get that hot inside??

I think those might be light fixtures, rather than actual candles.  Real candles would likely be used only during services and for votive offerings.

 

[glvsav37]

I kind of can't believe that in the picture of the altar, the candles didn't melt? Did it really not get that hot inside??

from a post above, this link

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-paris-collapse-live-updates-today-2019-04-15/

about 2 photos down it seems the fire was contained in the ceiling and attic of the church.

I don't really know much about the layout of the church, but it appears a lot of the main area is intact...simply amazing

https://mobile.twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1117922854715236352

 

[ShamrockPride]

I wonder if they’ll look at pictures of the stained glass and recreate it

They better not. If we're gonna start recreating ancient monuments, the Library of Alexandria needs to come first.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Huge props to those firefighters.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

They better not. If we're gonna start recreating ancient monuments, the Library of Alexandria needs to come first.

If we knew what was inside it, we wouldn't need to recreate it.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

These pics taken inside confuse me. Shouldn't that basically be flooded with water right now?

 

[Eephus]

Huge props to those firefighters.

Pompiers de Paris

 

[Eephus]

Ironic that the thread is no longer HOT

 

[culdeus]

They better not. If we're gonna start recreating ancient monuments, the Library of Alexandria needs to come first.

It's called the internet

 

[rick6668]

The pictures above are beyond what I could have hoped.  

 

[Eephus]

It's called the internet

A huge volume of irreplaceable ancient manuscripts, history and knowledge was lost in the library fire.  On the other hand, the Internet has porn.

 

[tri-man 47]

The pictures above are beyond what I could have hoped.  

Agreed.  I'm shocked, but pleased (relative to what I was expecting).

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

And as the flames climbed high into the night

to light that sacrificial rite

I saw Satan laughing with delight

I would be very pleased to see this preserved and restored for future generations.

 

[The General]

Cross still standing

I’m the least religious person but that is in an incredible image. 

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

These pics taken inside confuse me. Shouldn't that basically be flooded with water right now?

I'm pretty sure the building does not have a watertight seal.  Also, the crypts below are now an indoor swimming pool.

 

[Capella]

I’m the least religious person but that is in an incredible image. 

I might have to become a little moreso after that. Wow. 

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

The protocol for saving the Cathedral, it’s been around since the Revolution.

 

[culdeus]

I'm pretty sure the building does not have a watertight seal.  Also, the crypts below are now an indoor swimming pool.

Where are you seeing this?  None of the images ive seen would suggest a major water incursion. 

 

[boilerdave]

The protocol for saving the Cathedral, it’s been around since the Revolution.

It's obviously a terrible loss. But if the art/relics were saved and the fire was limited to the roof structure it doesn't seem as bad as it appeared to be last night.

 

[rockaction]

If this thread is right in its reporting, that's about the absolute best news one could hope for. Hoping for it to be true.

 

[Mr. Ected]

I read that one of the benefits to the fact that it was under renovation is that most of the decorations of the roof and spires were already removed.

https://www.citylab.com/design/2019/04/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-paris-gothic-architecture-history/587191/?utm_source=facebook&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_term=2019-04-16T02%3A12%3A35&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic%3Futm_source%3Dfbb&fbclid=IwAR3vhnM9pKMkTu9HMpny-GQPPxJ9-i16XNWE8807VSzkMITtWJ8zckbk2Uw

 

[SWC]

it seems fitting that during holy week one of the most sacred christian shrines has burned and no one is speaking of tearing it down but instead only of how it will be rebuilt in a better fashion  

 

[Doug B]

I read that one of the benefits to the fact that it was under renovation is that most of the decorations of the roof and spires were already removed.

This was reported very early on (saw it on a network talk show in a hospital waiting room). I'm not sure what put the issue in doubt afterwards.

 

[Henry Ford]

If this thread is right in its reporting, that's about the absolute best news one could hope for. Hoping for it to be true.

Turns out the flying buttress is good for more than making middle school kids giggle. 

 

[Foosball God]

Turns out the flying buttress is good for more than making middle school kids giggle. 

Middle school? 

 

[Henry Ford]

This was reported very early on (saw it on a network talk show in a hospital waiting room). I'm not sure what put the issue in doubt afterwards.

One of the Networks started running a list of artworks and artifacts that are located there and it snowballed. 

 

[matttyl]

The protocol for saving the Cathedral, it’s been around since the Revolution.

One of the posts under it says...."I mean, you can have a protocol, a plan of battle, as any paramilitary organization (incl. fire brigades) must have, but you still need to act on the plan. Actions require people. Paris has a priest firefighter that ran into a burning cathedral to save Jesus's crown of thorns!!"

Any news on the bolded?

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Turns out the flying buttress is good for more than making middle school kids giggle. 

Wasn't that the finishing move of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka?

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

One of the posts under it says...."I mean, you can have a protocol, a plan of battle, as any paramilitary organization (incl. fire brigades) must have, but you still need to act on the plan. Actions require people. Paris has a priest firefighter that ran into a burning cathedral to save Jesus's crown of thorns!!"

Any news on the bolded?

Vive Pere Fournier.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Etienne Loraillère ن‏Verified account @Eloraillere

Le père Fournier, aumônier des @PompiersParis, est allé avec des pompiers dans la cathédrale #NotreDame pour sauver la couronne d’épines et le Saint-Sacrement...

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

The Pope needs to pony up.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Risking much to save an object, it seems to raise the specter of idolatry, a commandment violation.  Still, a bold bit of action.

 

[gianmarco]

it seems fitting that during holy week one of the most sacred christian shrines has burned and no one is speaking of tearing it down but instead only of how it will be rebuilt in a better fashion  

In 3 days.