Notre Dame on fire (1 Viewer)

[tommydazzle]

God's warning shot to the Catholic clergy.

 

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[Gazolba]

Key Historical Facts and Dates

• A Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter and two early medieval churches once stood on Notre Dame's foundations.
• Construction of the cathedral began in 1163. Hundreds of laborers and artisans toiled for nearly 200 years to complete the masterpiece of early gothic architecture.
• Notre Dame was pillaged and seriously damaged during the French Revolution of the late 18th-century. 19th-century restorations led by Viollet-le-Duc replicated much of the damaged stain glass, statuary, and the cathedral's distinctive spire.
• During the French Revolution, Notre Dame was temporarily converted to a "Temple of Reason".

Makes you wonder why God allowed it to happen. It's his house after all.
"God works in mysterious ways" is the usual answer.

 

[Liquid Gold]

 

[dutchman]

Shocking to see the pictures and live feed yesterday.
Thankfully, it looks like the walls and spans are ok.

Have they found any dragon's eggs?

 

[Captain Dart]

I'm sure some rich Catholic families can find the dosh to rebuild. Rees Mogg's lot for instance.

Don't get me wrong, it should be rebuilt.

 

[Gazolba]

So the Church does not have to have fire insurance like the rest of us have to have?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

So the Church does not have to have fire insurance like the rest of us have to have?

How much do you reckon it'd cost to insure a unique buiilding dating back centuries, which has millions of people pass through it...?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Anyway, glad to see they're opening it up as a competition to replace the spire, rather than just replicate. Buildings should evolve, progress - not just be fixed in one point in time.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

How much do you reckon it'd cost to insure a unique buiilding dating back centuries, which has millions of people pass through it...?

It’s about £11k for holy trinity

 

[AVWskyblue]

I'm sure some rich Catholic families can find the dosh to rebuild. Rees Mogg's lot for instance.

Don't get me wrong, it should be rebuilt.

Exactly the Vatican is worth billions

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[dutchman]

I'm sure some rich Catholic families can find the dosh to rebuild.

For a cathedral they will, but not for the thousands of parish churches which have fallen into ruin.

 

[Gazolba]

Anyway, glad to see they're opening it up as a competition to replace the spire, rather than just replicate. Buildings should evolve, progress - not just be fixed in one point in time.

If you read my earlier thread, the spire was not original anyway, it had been replaced at least once before.