Mitre Dame Cathedral is on fire

Goddamn autocorrect Notre Dame fuckn phone is a nincompoop

I was wondering what the heck Mitre Dame was.

^ My phone obviously knew ;)

I think my fuckn phone is trolling me lol

A place of beauty. A place of peace. So much history. The heart of France.

Sadness beyond words.

^ agree wholeheartedly

Mon coeur me fait mal avec cette nouvelle.

That sucks :(

Put that fucking shit out already! What a fucking travesty.

As long as the stone walls remain standing, there is hope that the roof can be rebuilt. This time, with steel and a sprinkler system.

Good news. At least for now, the vault looks to be intact. Only a small part of the walls fell. It should be possible to rebuild and repair.

They will rebuild

Yes they will, but it won't be a five year project despite the French president's declaration. Finding the stone carvers to do that much high level work will take at least that long.

Not to mention engineering the laminated trusses that will be necessary to replace the old growth timber that can't be had these days.

They have the repair of Windsor Castle to guide them. They used a mix of traditional and modern construction techniques on Windsor. Completed work in 5 years.

Another source of info is Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. It began using only traditional stonework. They are now using modern concrete techniques and construction is moving at light speed.

The battle lines are being drawn in Paris.

Macron has promised to rebuild within 5 years, which can only be done using modern construction materials and techniques. He has proposed a more contemporary take on the spire which fell.

Conservative politicians are demanding that traditional materials, such as oak, be used to rebuild. That would take much longer than 5 years.

I think in a busy city like Paris there would be an emphasis on getting the renovation done quickly using up to date techniques and as much older types of materials as possible to minimize disruption, the cathedral is in an incredibly busy area, and I would think the sooner the project gets underway and completed the better it will be for all.

"Mitre Dame Cathedral is on fire"

Was this a new angle on Notre Dame, 25?

Or, perhaps, a tip of the Paris bishop’s hat? ;-)

Tip of the bishops hat for sure;)

They'll be putting all those immagrants to work soon

Seems these days, "history" is not allowed!