I know it's not Putney, but I feel so sad watching the destruction of this beautiful, historic building, so sad.
Bunny Payne ● 2767d16 Comments
It is heart breaking! 200 years to be built, 850 years it stood majestically and under 2 hours for the roof and spire to be destroyed.... Horrific!
Ivonne Holliday ● 2767d
Tragedy, very, very sad.
Martine Guy ● 2767d
Watching centuries of history and beauty going up in flames is heartbreaking.😿I hope the magnificent stained glass can be saved.
Sue Hammond ● 2767d
Much of the stained glass has been destroyed.😿 However the main structure has been saved, thank goodness.Some more good news:Salma Hayek's husband, the French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, pledged almost $113 million to rebuild Paris' historic Notre Dame Cathedral after Monday's devastating fire. Read in Fox News: https://apple.news/A-Vg2n6VgR6KtThign_Zg_w
Sue Hammond ● 2766d
Drenching cold water onto stone walls intensely heated by flames often leads to fractured stone - we wont know the full extent of what can be salvaged from the structure until a full survey is carried out - lets all hope for the best.
Clifford Cowell ● 2766d
Like all of you I shed a tear watching the news last night. Who among us has not taken a Bateaux along the Seine and marvelled at the beauty and majesty of the Cathedral, it so epitomised the best of Paris and France. As I remember in order to restore aspects of Windsor Castle to its original state it was first necessary to reconstruct carpenters' tools not used for centuries. Windsor Castle is now as beautiful as ever, let us hope the same will be true of Notre Dame, although I fear it will be far from a short task.
Leslie McDonnell ● 2766d
The chief of Paris police is not sure who started the fire but he has a hunch.
Andy Pike ● 2766d
This is no time for Quasi-jokes.
Freddie Francis ● 2766d
If I were in Paris right now, I'd be tempted to go out and get plastered.
David Ainsworth ● 2766d
Firstly I would like to say that there is always time for Quasi jokes. Especially as my brother-in-law is still having to convince his daughters that Quasimodo is ok and will be allowed to live there again after it is rebuilt. On another note, I wonder how the homeless feel knowing that so much money has been pledged for what is, at the end of the day, a building which wont be used for much else than tourism.
James Morris ● 2761d
On BBC's News at 10, coverage on Notre Dame made no useage at all to the wordage of Christian,Christianity, Catholic, worship, worshippers sacred, Mass or Holy Week. Quite a remarkable feat even for them
Barbara Shillabeer ● 2761d
At the end of the day it's a church - or haven't you noticed?
Alexander MacLeod ● 2761d
Eh?
Simon Knight ● 2761d
The French think of Notre Dame as a monument of France as well as being a house of worship for the many Catholics in this secular country.Meanwhile the Gilets Jaunes protests were severe on Saturday, in uproar about wealthy people paying money towards the rebuilding of the damaged parts of this 12c building and not to them.If the wealthy didn't pay the State wouldn't be able to as the government has cut back on funding for renovation works that were already in progress. Even though Notre Dame is the most visited 'tourist' attraction in Paris.
Lucille Grant ● 2761d
Notre Dame is a Medieval Catholic cathedral, not church, consecrated to The Virgin MaryA church is a building used by Christian worshippers which has a 5 purpose New Testament commitment statement.A group can also be a church.As with St. Pauls it is a focal point with touristsThis is what I was taught at school. Maybe things have altered and I didn't keep up
Just been reading an article in the latest Spectator, which pointed out that our own mediaeval cathedral, St Paul's, was destroyed in the great fire of 1666, but everybody loves the Wren building that replaced it.
Frances Clarke ● 2757d