milehiiu Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 .... and it looks bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted April 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Has any member ever visited ? I have not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Je n'ai pas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted April 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 More on the fire. Including a video. Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Wow..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Obie Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, milehiiu said: Has any member ever visited ? I have not. I've never been to Notre Dame cathedral. I'm just now seeing video. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Zlinedavid said: Je n'ai pas Parlez vous Francais? Un petit peu? Sacrebleu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, rico said: Parlez vous Francais? Un petit peu? Sacrebleu! Je parle Francais tres mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 34 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said: Je parle Francais tres mal LOL.....I am out of practice myself! Enough to get by I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd726 Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 hours ago, milehiiu said: Has any member ever visited ? I have not. Back after high school (Summer ‘88). Don’t remember too much though😕. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Many friends and family have visited. I'm not the fondest of overseas travel so I haven't been there. I'm not a big architecture/painting/cathedral history type of guy....but I can appreciate it's significance. At first glance. My guess is this was human error by the constant repairs. All the scaffolding,etc....in the photos as recently as last week. One spark and it becomes a tinder box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 I heard that a piece of Jesus' thorn crown was in the cathedral? How many other treasures did it hold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, rico said: I heard that a piece of Jesus' thorn crown was in the cathedral? How many other treasures did it hold? The two most significant relics were the supposed crown of thorns and a piece of the cross. The large bronze statues of the apostles were removed prior to the restoration. Most significant artwork still on site (IMO) was the stained glass itself, which I believe they were performing some type of procedure to keep them from blowing out as the fire was being extinguished. Haven't heard whether the organ, which dates to the 13th century, was damaged or no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 The thorn was saved. The fate of the organ is yet to be determined. Notre-Dame: Fate of Priceless Cultural Treasures Uncertain - The New York Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 So, the University of Notre Dame is making a $100,000 donation to the rebuilding cause of the Cathedral. Sounds good, but given that their foundation is valued at over $13 billion, that is less than peanuts. Better than a stick in the eye, but you would think one of the most prestigious Catholic universities in the world could be a little more generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Steubenhoosier said: So, the University of Notre Dame is making a $100,000 donation to the rebuilding cause of the Cathedral. Sounds good, but given that their foundation is valued at over $13 billion, that is less than peanuts. Better than a stick in the eye, but you would think one of the most prestigious Catholic universities in the world could be a little more generous. May be that the Irish don't like the French? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 And some idiot gets caught in St. Patrick's Cathedral with gasoline and lighter fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 30 minutes ago, rico said: And some idiot gets caught in St. Patrick's Cathedral with gasoline and lighter fluid. He ain't gonna need those where he's eventually going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 2 hours ago, rico said: And some idiot gets caught in St. Patrick's Cathedral with gasoline and lighter fluid. Make him drink it. And broadcast it on YouTube. Entertainment and prevention of future copycats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1K Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 I've always wanted to see it maybe someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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