Fire at the Paris Notre Dame Cathedral

[CaptainCrunch]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1117868382785802242

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Deuteronomy 12:13-14
"Be careful that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every cultic place you see, but in the place which the LORD chooses in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.




Maybe they built it in the wrong spot?

Pet Sematary?

[Table 5]

I know that everyone is tripping over themselves to get in those hilarious Catholic jokes, but this building is one of the great architectural edifices in our collective human history. Regardless of where you stand on the religious front, anyone who appreciates history, art, and the ability off people to pull off masterful engineering feats, should consider this a great loss.

They may be able to rebuild a lot of this, but the level of craftsmanship that went into these buildings is no longer around.

[Fuzz]

Ya, I have no love for the Catholic Church, but I do love going to Europe and looking at these things. For those that haven't been, it's unfortunate they won't get to see it as it was. Reminder that just across the street is Saint Chapelle that I think a lot of people miss.


Pictures don't really do it justice:

[CaptainCrunch]

I just go back to it taking nearly a century to build it, and everything in it was built by hands using primitive hand tools.


That's whats tragic to me, its an example of something from our deepest past.



And its stood through so much.



Only to be burned down by what sounds like a construction accident.

[Knut]

I was able to visit it last July and while I am not religious it was a remarkable experience and was definitely worth it. It left me in awe with all the intricate details put into it.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

I was thinking something along the line of bambi buckets for helicopters, they are used around here for forest/grass fires. surely a city as large as Paris has a couple available

Unlikely, they have no need for them, the city has no appreciable grass or woodland that couldn't be handled by a few trucks in the event of a fire.

Down south they have the climate and the vegetation so have fires and probably the kit but Paris no.

[afc wimbledon]

Meanwhile President Obama tweets the perfect measured sympathetic response, at this stage I'm fairly certain he's just trolling the Cheeto headed ****gibbon with his letter perfect tweets.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I know that everyone is tripping over themselves to get in those hilarious Catholic jokes, but this building is one of the great architectural edifices in our collective human history. Regardless of where you stand on the religious front, anyone who appreciates history, art, and the ability off people to pull off masterful engineering feats, should consider this a great loss.

They may be able to rebuild a lot of this, but the level of craftsmanship that went into these buildings is no longer around.

Preach brother.

Whatever one thinks about the Catholic church we shouldnt overlook amazing works like these Cathedrals.

[afc wimbledon]

I remember reading somewhere that up until putting a man on the moon building a cathedral was man kinds single largest engineering work, as in time man hours and engineering complexity

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

I remember reading somewhere that up until putting a man on the moon building a cathedral was man kinds single largest engineering work, as in time man hours and engineering complexity

I read something very similar, just because of the precision of the construction.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

the Cheeto headed ****gibbon

Haha I love this.

Edit: sorry, thought I was in the other thread.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

I remember reading somewhere that up until putting a man on the moon building a cathedral was man kinds single largest engineering work, as in time man hours and engineering complexity

The Pyramids were pretty cool, too.

[MissTeeks]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1117920118686851072

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

Meanwhile President Obama tweets the perfect measured sympathetic response, at this stage I'm fairly certain he's just trolling the Cheeto headed ****gibbon with his letter perfect tweets.

No, that's what makes him such a great human being is that he isn't trolling like a child. He just speaks and means well.

[FiftyBelow]

As a Catholic, this fire is greatly devastating. Notre Dame is so much more than just a building. Its magnificent architecture, intricate details and artwork are deep expressions of a faith and love for God. In a sense, all churches are supposed to be, but its beauty along with its church history at the center of French Catholicism and the global church make this particularly heartbreaking.

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I know that everyone is tripping over themselves to get in those hilarious Catholic jokes, but this building is one of the great architectural edifices in our collective human history. Regardless of where you stand on the religious front, anyone who appreciates history, art, and the ability off people to pull off masterful engineering feats, should consider this a great loss.

They may be able to rebuild a lot of this, but the level of craftsmanship that went into these buildings is no longer around.

Good post. Large medieval cathedrals leave visitors awestruck and wondering at how it was even possible to accomplish many centuries ago. Notre-Dame is a spectacular building and this fire is a real tragedy.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by MissTeeks

https://twitter.com/user/status/1117920118686851072

Wow, that's pretty amazing. I know that's only one viewpoint, but I was expecting much worse... especially after I saw this image.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1117889212462723072

[peter12]

Originally Posted by MissTeeks

https://twitter.com/user/status/1117920118686851072

Not going to lie - I'm not practising anymore, but the vestigal Christian in me teared up at the sight of that cross.

[FiftyBelow]

An insightful reaction and reflection on Notre Dame from an American Bishop who has spent significant time there: https://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch...-1494177859954