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Notre-Dame Cathedral is on fire!

Valjean

Veteran Member
Premium Member
«La structure de Notre-Dame est sauvée»
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From Le Figaro:
"Le feu a baissé en intensité. On peut penser que la structure de Notre-Dame est sauvée, notamment le beffroi nord", a déclaré le secrétaire d'Etat auprès du ministre de l'Intérieur Laurent Nunez.

La structure de Notre-Dame de Paris "est sauvée et préservée dans sa globalité" a précisé le responsable des pompiers. Mais les deux-tiers de la toiture seraient en revanche partis en fumée.

The fire's died down in intensity, and officials seem optimistic about saving the "structure," especially the North belfry, but, from the aerial photos in Le Figaro, the roof's gone and the interior looks entirely involved.
 

dianaiad

Well-Known Member
Pictures are one thing, but I'm not sure we have enough skilled craftspeople to actually replace many of the original features to the same standard.

I have no idea, but it's certainly not a given.

It can be done.

...........and frankly, we have craftspeople who can replace features to a better standard. I don't think anybody wants to put Notre Dame back to where it was yesterday. It has needed to be renovated and fixed for a very long time, after all, and frankly, it needs to be given a new life, not the old one.
 

dianaiad

Well-Known Member
Timber framing & stone masonry are big things here.
I'm sure they can find qualified tradesmen.
The issue will likely be cost.

I wondered how long it would take this thread to become about Trump.
Regarding tankers....
A helicopter bucket system can deliver a controlled amount of water
by varying the capacity & height, which can expand dispersal. They
can also dump fire retardant foam.
But I doubt they'd have such things in Paris.

Probably not. Even the most controlled system is best used on wildfires where humans don't have a whole bunch of construction around. That's not something found in France as a whole, much, never mind Paris.
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
Timber framing & stone masonry are big things here.
I'm sure they can find qualified tradesmen.
The issue will likely be cost.

I wondered how long it would take this thread to become about Trump.
Regarding tankers....
A helicopter bucket system can deliver a controlled amount of water
by varying the capacity & height, which can expand dispersal. They
can also dump fire retardant foam.
But I doubt they'd have such things in Paris.

France has had its share of major forest fires, i can assure you has such technical wizardry as fire retardant foam.

And of course Paris is one of only 2 cities in France with a professional, paid, full time fire brigade.
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
Probably not. Even the most controlled system is best used on wildfires where humans don't have a whole bunch of construction around. That's not something found in France as a whole, much, never mind Paris.

Wrong
 

blü 2

Veteran Member
Premium Member
I have just seen this on the BBC News.

Notre-Dame cathedral on fire in Paris
Very sad indeed, and for a number of reasons; we'll find out in the next decade or so what 'not a total write-off' means.

It is, or was, up the top of my list of most effective religious spaces I've been in, with its ability to impose a special mood, peaceful and reflective. (The Blue Mosque in Istanbul is another.)
 

Evangelicalhumanist

"Truth" isn't a thing...
Premium Member
I've been watching for hours, and am deeply saddened. I've spent a lot of time inside the cathedral, largely from my love of history, and having just enough Latin to be able to read my way through much of it (one useful thing about getting educated in the 1960's was learning Latin). I grieve for Paris, and for France, and for a whole world to l lose such a precious treasure. And while some of the art treasures inside were moved during the ongoing work, not all of it was, and that's lost. Oh, that beautiful South Rose Window!

Let's let everyone grieve a bit as well, before rushing off to "rebuild." That might be the right thing to do eventually, and if it is, money will be found, trust me. Personally, I think it would be a mistake to try and recreate a complete gothic treasure like this, and France still has Reims and Chartres, so perhaps, as with Wren when it was time to rebuild St Paul's in London, it may also be time to consider something more forward looking.
 

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We Never Know

No Slack
It's certainly a sad day.

I don't know if someone has already posted this but the statues representing the 12 apostles and four evangelists were removed from the spire last week.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
France has had its share of major forest fires, i can assure you has such technical wizardry as fire retardant foam.

And of course Paris is one of only 2 cities in France with a professional, paid, full time fire brigade.
I was thinking that the forests would be far from Paris.
But I don't know, having never been to Cheeseatingsurrendermonkeyistan.
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Oh how dreadful..

A fire has broken out at the famous Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris and has spread rapidly across the building.

The cause is not yet clear, but officials say that it could be linked to renovation work.

A major operation to tackle the blaze is under way at the 850-year-old Gothic building, but the cathedral's spire has collapsed.

Last year, the Catholic Church in France appealed for funds to save the building, which was crumbling.

A spokesman for the cathedral said the whole structure was "burning".
I think the appeal is international now. From what I understand it will take about five years to rebuild and restore the building. It's always sad to hear of historic landmarks falling to some kind of destruction. Hopefully the fire is out soonest and the rebuilding and restoration can begin asap.
 

dianaiad

Well-Known Member
France has had its share of major forest fires, i can assure you has such technical wizardry as fire retardant foam.

And of course Paris is one of only 2 cities in France with a professional, paid, full time fire brigade.


That's....self contradictory.
 
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