April 21st, 2019: Loss
If you aren’t aware of the fire at Notre Dame last Monday night, how the hell are you getting internet under that rock?
The reactions have ranged from hair cutting and sack cloth, to animated rage/sorrow/both, to Ha Ha French bitches. This linusrowe Tumbler was brought to my attention... Quote:
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Speaking of the Dresden Frauenkirche, after the fire-bombing of WW II Dresden was with the 82nd Airborne at the end of the war and mentioned he was impressed with the people who were out with shovels and brooms trying to clean up some of the rubble. At first they said didn't have the money to fix the Frauenkirche, but would leave the ruins as a war memorial ... of course the commies aren’t big on churches anyway. http://cellar.org/img/dresden1.jpg But in 1992 they got permission to restore the church as a symbol of the reunification of Germany. Work started in 1994 and finished in 2005, costing about 200 million dollars. http://cellar.org/img/dreasden2.jpg So fear not for Notre Dame, they had already collected pledges of over a Billion dollars by Thursday. It’ll be back. |
If I could add one more to the list above.
In 1984 York Minster suffered a severe blaze which was believed to have been caused by a lightning strike. Quote:
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How the rebuilding of York Minister offers hope for Paris's Notre-Dame | ITV News Link Link Another angle on the plans for restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral: Quote:
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Hopefully they'll use steel instead of oak.
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I'm no scientist but I suspect that there's probably something in that theory. |
I only know there's a positive effect on my organ when wood is involved...
...TIHAW, try the funky-strung mother. |
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Yeah yeah, it's all three, but one has to take precedence. Rebuild a better/stronger/safer building, or try to faithfully reproduce the regularly deteriorating firetrap? Since the state is doing it and they're already pissed at the church, maybe they'll do it right. Then again the state means politicians so probably no, they'll screw it up. :rolleyes: |
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