Atlantis wrote:The fire won't make that much of a difference. Perhaps it'll even facilitate repairs, unless the workmen keep on torching the place out of carelessness.
Most of the non-stone parts of the roof are gone. Fortunately, they were able to save a lot of the art work.
Sivad wrote:I was there about 10 years ago and I remember thinking I should have went canyoning.
Not much for humanities either, eh?
Hong Wu wrote:Sounds like the center was completely destroyed but a couple towers remain.
The stone work remains. They will have to carefully examine the stone work around the buttresses though. High heat followed by cold water can crack stones and render them structurally deficient.
Ter wrote:About those relics : I visited a church in Europe as a teenager and saw behind glass containers with fluid and inside they kept teeth and bones and there were some skulls as well. This is truly a medieval custom.
Indeed it is Medieval.
Beren wrote:There really must be something beyond the fact that an old Gothic building with some historic and cultural meaning caught fire during renovation. I wonder if it will make the news for a week, symbol of Western Christendom.
Christians are under assault pretty much everywhere these days, so many will take it as a sign of the times. Additionally, Macron has faced nearly 6 months of protests, which I expect to continue throughout the summer months. Keep in mind Notre Dame is more popular than the Eiffel Tower.
Finfinder wrote:Irony ......... Macron had to postpone his "Yellow Vest" speech.
Macron's concessions will be expiring just in time for summer, and as oil prices have climbed. So I don't think he will succeed in quelling the protesters.
B0ycey wrote:Never an opportunity missed to insult Islam I see Blackjack.
Where was the insult of Islam? I don't follow. Generally, I'm respectful of religions, except atheism of course. I work with Muslims, as I work in high tech. I have a number of Muslim friends--one of them is black from Cameroon.
B0ycey wrote:Notre Dame maybe a religious monument but it's heritage is Parisian. I suspect most who value it are not considering religion but historic merits for their feelings.
I think it makes people reflect on what they value, and many have put much value on secularism only to be disappointed. That is a common feeling throughout the EU now, as the government openly refuses to reflect the will of the people. Work continues on the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, for example. Do you think the funding for that has no religious consequence? The Spanish civil war curtailed progress and anarchists set fire to it and tried to destroy the plans. This is not uncommon in history.
B0ycey wrote:So why do you think multiculturalists/muslims would aspire to recreate a mosque?
Multiculturalists often hate Christianity, and they make no secret of it. Religions very often build on the ruins of other religions. For example, the Pantheon was used as a Catholic church for a long time. The Al Aqsa Mosque was built at the site of the Jewish temple. The Hagia Sophia was an Eastern Orthodox Cathedral, was converted to a Catholic Cathedral and later used as an Ottoman Mosque. It is an historical site now, but Erdogan has considered turning it back into a Mosque as of last month. This is a recurrent theme throughout history, which any educated person would readily understand. It does not follow that coverting the use of a religious facility to another religion involves insulting the succeeding religion in the least.
ISIS seemed pleased with the events:
'Have a nice day': ISIS fanatics revel in Notre Dame's destruction days before Easter as they describe the inferno as 'retribution and punishment'Is it insulting Islam to mention how ISIS reacted to this event?
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