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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #50 on: April 15, 2019, 09:10:16 pm »
There are really no words . . .



Horrifying.

All that history.  All the years of reverence and worship.

What a devastating loss.......
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #51 on: April 15, 2019, 09:12:41 pm »
Just soul crushing.  That picture... Satan is in there somewhere.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #52 on: April 15, 2019, 09:14:00 pm »
Just soul crushing.  That picture... Satan is in there somewhere.

Indeed.

Evil is the victor here.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #53 on: April 15, 2019, 09:20:39 pm »
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(If they don’t come out maybe someone can post them)
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #54 on: April 15, 2019, 09:22:05 pm »
CNN

Bell towers are saved.

NBC structure of Notre Dame saved, police chief says

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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #55 on: April 15, 2019, 09:22:30 pm »
Horrifying.

All that history.  All the years of reverence and worship.

What a devastating loss.......
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The reverence and worship in that cathedral, yes, of course.

But just the majesty and beauty of its design and appearance is almost as devastating a loss.


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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #56 on: April 15, 2019, 09:25:29 pm »
@musiclady
The reverence and worship in that cathedral, yes, of course.

But just the majesty and beauty of its design and appearance is almost as devastating a loss.

If they have the Will, it can be restored.

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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #57 on: April 15, 2019, 09:29:43 pm »
There are really no words . . .



Just got to a computer.  This is horrible.  The whole thing?

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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #58 on: April 15, 2019, 09:32:05 pm »
Terrible, terrible news.    I am sitting in an airport on a 3 hour layover,  watching the news with my eyes misting.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #59 on: April 15, 2019, 09:32:55 pm »
" Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down." (Mark 13:2 KJV)
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #60 on: April 15, 2019, 09:33:54 pm »
If they have the Will, it can be restored.
Forget the will, it's the bill(ions) of dollars and extensively laborious work (that no one really does anymore) that make it unlikely.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #61 on: April 15, 2019, 09:38:57 pm »
Probably the most devasting loss of a cultural iconic building in several hundred years.  Loss is not quantifiable.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #62 on: April 15, 2019, 09:47:09 pm »
@musiclady
The reverence and worship in that cathedral, yes, of course.

But just the majesty and beauty of its design and appearance is almost as devastating a loss.

I was just watching CNN, and they stopped their conversation just to listen to the people in their loss, singing hymns together and praying.

But as you have said, the majesty and beauty of the design..... the magnificence of the structure, even if it is "replaced" will never be the same.

I have been weeping at this historic loss.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #63 on: April 15, 2019, 09:48:54 pm »
Just got to a computer.  This is horrible.  The whole thing?

They think the bell towers will survive.  The fire is now "under control."
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #64 on: April 15, 2019, 09:53:26 pm »
Probably the most devasting loss of a cultural iconic building in several hundred years.  Loss is not quantifiable.

Worst church fire I think since St.Paul’s cathedral burned down  in the London Fire on September 2, 1666.

But then Sir Christopher Wren made a magnificent church out of the ashes.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #65 on: April 15, 2019, 09:56:05 pm »
@Victoria33 I went to Paris for my 40th birthday. Spent half a day walking around Notre Dame and climbing up to see the gargoyles.  I didn’t see the hunchback but I did think of the movie.

This is heartbreaking. I hope some of the religious icons can be saved.



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It amazes me that a structure that has withstood world wars, revolutions and who knows what else is burning to the ground. Very sad. @Freya 

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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #66 on: April 15, 2019, 09:58:52 pm »
Worst church fire I think since St.Paul’s cathedral burned down  in the London Fire on September 2, 1666.

But then Sir Christopher Wren made a magnificent church out of the ashes.

And like I said before, it was a miracle it survived The Blitz.

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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #67 on: April 15, 2019, 10:00:31 pm »
Worst church fire I think since St.Paul’s cathedral burned down  in the London Fire on September 2, 1666.

But then Sir Christopher Wren made a magnificent church out of the ashes.

The photos of that magnificent structure during the Blitzkrieg are awe-inspiring.

I was there in 1968 on the same choir tour that took us to Paris where we saw Notre Dame....
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #68 on: April 15, 2019, 10:11:20 pm »
Horrifying.

All that history.  All the years of reverence and worship.

What a devastating loss.......

Yes, this is beyond words.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #69 on: April 15, 2019, 10:14:05 pm »

https://www.eutouring.com/facts_notre_dame_cathedral.html

If they try to rebuild, they’ll have a building, but it won’t be Notre Dame.  There’s no replacing history.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #70 on: April 15, 2019, 10:14:22 pm »
There is hopeful precedent for Notre Dame's restoration.

I give you Dresden's Frauenkirche, 1957 . . .



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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #71 on: April 15, 2019, 10:19:50 pm »
CBS internet just reported the walls are on fire now, they are trying to salvage the art inside.

That was my first thought --- I hope they can save the priceless art.  The rest of it can be rebuilt.
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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #72 on: April 15, 2019, 11:27:14 pm »
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BNL NEWS ‏ @BreakingNLive
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BREAKING: AMAZING: Interior of the Notre Dame Cathedral still pretty much in tact. Pulpit, part of the Alter still in tact. Cross still standing: #NotreDame







BNL NEWS ‏ @BreakingNLive
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CORRECTION: Altar, not ‘Alter’

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Re: Fire breaks out in historic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris- Breaking
« Reply #73 on: April 15, 2019, 11:30:59 pm »
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WATCH: Footage shows a glimpse of the inside of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in the aftermath of a huge fire. Iconically, a cross can be seen in the background:

Video at link: 

https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1117903565916266496

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