Administrator Stan Posted April 15, 2019 Administrator Posted April 15, 2019 Notre Dame on fire in Paris
Eco Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Wow -that looks very serious. Hope they are able to get it out without too much damage..
Azeem Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 I posted earlier that a lot a churches have been attacked in France for the last two months this might also be a case of arson
Azeem Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Azeem said: I posted earlier that a lot a churches have been attacked in France for the last two months this might also be a case of arson On 30/03/2019 at 23:48, Azeem said: Vandals, arsonists target French Catholic churches More than 10 churches have been hit since the beginning of February, with some set on fire while others were severely desecrated or damaged. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2019/03/28/vandals-arsonists-target-french-catholic-churches/
Administrator Stan Posted April 15, 2019 Author Administrator Posted April 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, Azeem said: I posted earlier that a lot a churches have been attacked in France for the last two months this might also be a case of arson They're saying it might be linked to the renovation works going on. Who knows.
Inverted Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Probably just caused by some construction accident. Absolutely surreal images to say the least.
The Artful Dodger Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Incredibly sad, makes you realise how important buildings are to public life.
Administrator Stan Posted April 15, 2019 Author Administrator Posted April 15, 2019 Such sad sight to see. So much history there destroyed.
Bluewolf Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Eco said: Wow -that looks very serious. Hope they are able to get it out without too much damage.. Looks like the whole thing is going up in flames, probably not going to be a lot left to save unless they can get it under control but from what I am seeing it looks too late
The Artful Dodger Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 It feels like quite a metaphor for Europe at the moment.
Bluewolf Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 They are saying the entire wooden interior is on fire and almost completely destroyed from roof to floor, sounds like the whole thing has been gutted out and it's still not under control yet...
The Artful Dodger Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Sound like it's been the renovation company who've fucked things right up, Del Boy and Rodney doing it?
Azeem Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Boy the vigilant atheists are as bad as religious nut job.
Bluewolf Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Cathedral spokesman Andre Finot told Le Monde: ‘Everything is burning. The frame - which dates to the 19th century on one side and the 13th century on the other – there will be nothing left. ‘We will have to wait and see whether the vault, which protects the Cathedral, will be touched by the fire on not.’
...Dan Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 I never found the time to go up to the roof of Notre Dame and see the gargoyles...looks like I never will now.
Spike Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Man, a lot of jokes and 'laughing emojis' on Facebook right now. grating my nerves. Maybe I'm overly sentimental about history but this is a disaster!
Azeem Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Spike said: Man, a lot of jokes and 'laughing emojis' on Facebook right now. grating my nerves. Maybe I'm overly sentimental about history but this is a disaster! 31 minutes ago, Azeem said: Boy the vigilant atheists are as bad as religious nut job.
Carnivore Chris Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Awful news. History just going up in flames. Never nice to see or hear about as buildings like this mean a lot, not just to France, but the world itself.
Spike Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Morons! It isn’t it being a cathedral, or a religious icon. It is a near nine hundred year old piece of art. A testament to genius and determination of those that designed and built it with bare hands, no electricity! Some of us can’t even put together an ikea flst pack without fucking up. I’m sure the people laughing now wouldn’t make jokes of the Hagia Sophia, Vaishno Devi, or Western Wall’s destruction,
Eco Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, Spike said: Man, a lot of jokes and 'laughing emojis' on Facebook right now. grating my nerves. Maybe I'm overly sentimental about history but this is a disaster! This. I got to visit maybe 15 years ago, and my initial reaction has only ever been topped by two cathedrals. The Duomo and Koln's. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Spike Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cannabis said: Stood for nearly a century, burned down in a day. Just sit back and think that this work of art was built in 1163... A millenium not century, you scouse prick
nudge Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Centuries of history and culture vanishing in a few hours, lost forever... This is heartbreaking.
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