|
|
Post by Werebeaver on Apr 15, 2019 19:44:14 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by seastape on Apr 17, 2019 11:31:10 GMT -8
They are already approaching the $1 billion mark in charity given to restore the cathedral.
And in other news...officials in France are considering if they want the spire rebuilt in a way that is different from its original construction. Maybe they'll include a glass pyramid like they did at the Louvre.
|
|
|
|
Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 18, 2019 21:12:49 GMT -8
They are already approaching the $1 billion mark in charity given to restore the cathedral.
And in other news...officials in France are considering if they want the spire rebuilt in a way that is different from its original construction. Maybe they'll include a glass pyramid like they did at the Louvre. |
|
|
|
Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 18, 2019 21:35:36 GMT -8
Amen to that. I have never seen the Paris Notre Dame but have seen the on in Strasbourg (it's 200 years OLDER) and is amazing. From this interior shot of Paris, how did the candles to the left and right not melt? I guess possibly a priest or firefighter put them up once the fire was out?. I am amazed how (relatively) good it looks considering how big the fire was.  It is interesting to see the difference in damage. About the only damage on the left hand side is that the candle-holder is slightly askew. On the right hand side, the king's head appears to be damaged and the three candles at the extreme right appear to be damaged. I believe that the wind was blowing East to West with a slight North to South, which could explain some of the damage? |
|
|
|
Post by mbabeav on Apr 19, 2019 11:47:18 GMT -8
the interior vault of the cathedral is made of stone, what appeared to burn was primarily the wooden roof that capped off the cathedral therefore much of what might have seemed to have been destroyed actually survived, and the Paris fire department did a wonderful job of putting the water where it needed to be while minimizing the risk that the heat on those old stones would cause fracturing or crumbling.
|
|
