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Farewell to Notre Dame
6 years ago
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I want to start by saying that not all the facts are known yet about what happened Monday. What started the fire, how it built up so quick, why it took so long for the fire department to arrive are some of the questions I keep looking for answers too. If anyone can share any links or translate any news coverage that might answer these questions that would be most appreciated.
Notre Dame cathedral took over a hundred years to fully complete. Building began in 1163 and finished in 1345. Now there's something I learned about many churches and cathedrals in Europe that were built during the medieval period was that often they were built by the people living in the same area. So with that in mind realize then that it is very likely that several generations from the same families, living in the same area, all grew up building this cathedral together. These churches and cathedrals are a testament to their community organization if nothing else.
Notre Dame was not just an architectural achievement, and it most certainly would be even in this age. This was an achievement for each and every individual who took part in the endeavor to see it's completion. An achievement for not just their own age but for future generations.
Yes the basic structure has been saved, but it's collection of fine artwork is mostly now lost. Holy relics and artifacts kept and maintained for centuries now damaged or destroyed. A treasure trove of amazing cultural and historical achievements, over 500 years worth all of which survived the 30 Years War, the French Revolution, and two World Wars is now gone. Forever.
Jumping to conclusions is a habit I dropped years ago, and I could be wrong, but there is a lot about this incident that makes me suspect it was arson not an accident. Construction work within the EU, France in particular, is heavily regulated and well monitored by safety inspectors. Additionally for working on a building like the Notre Dame cathedral they would not just pick any old construction company to do the job, they would look for the best out there to do it. If it was an accident, which again it still could have been, then this was at the least criminally negligent to have caused this to happen.
History should be remembered. Deserves it. The good and the bad. Not removed, replaced, or rewritten unless it can be proven false by evidence. Something that does happen time to time, because eventually the truth will come out. Time tells all.
Take care and God bless.
Notre Dame cathedral took over a hundred years to fully complete. Building began in 1163 and finished in 1345. Now there's something I learned about many churches and cathedrals in Europe that were built during the medieval period was that often they were built by the people living in the same area. So with that in mind realize then that it is very likely that several generations from the same families, living in the same area, all grew up building this cathedral together. These churches and cathedrals are a testament to their community organization if nothing else.
Notre Dame was not just an architectural achievement, and it most certainly would be even in this age. This was an achievement for each and every individual who took part in the endeavor to see it's completion. An achievement for not just their own age but for future generations.
Yes the basic structure has been saved, but it's collection of fine artwork is mostly now lost. Holy relics and artifacts kept and maintained for centuries now damaged or destroyed. A treasure trove of amazing cultural and historical achievements, over 500 years worth all of which survived the 30 Years War, the French Revolution, and two World Wars is now gone. Forever.
Jumping to conclusions is a habit I dropped years ago, and I could be wrong, but there is a lot about this incident that makes me suspect it was arson not an accident. Construction work within the EU, France in particular, is heavily regulated and well monitored by safety inspectors. Additionally for working on a building like the Notre Dame cathedral they would not just pick any old construction company to do the job, they would look for the best out there to do it. If it was an accident, which again it still could have been, then this was at the least criminally negligent to have caused this to happen.
History should be remembered. Deserves it. The good and the bad. Not removed, replaced, or rewritten unless it can be proven false by evidence. Something that does happen time to time, because eventually the truth will come out. Time tells all.
Take care and God bless.
My guess, whoever was doing it decided that they wanted to go for the big one.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Image-Notre_Dame_de_Paris_on_Île_de_la_Cité_Edit_1_-_July_2006.jpg
Thank you for the commentary, its given me a greater scope of view beyond just the obvious loss of historic value.
Of course the conspiracy theories are going around, I personally hope this isn't legitimate. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgfYYMjpf1s
Am kind of disgusted by all the people cheering the fire on like Rolling Stone Magazine as something desirable though. Loosing any symbol or manifestation of humanity's collective history is tragic.