To me the thing to be bummed about isn't the temporary...

... destruction. It's the 800+ year old craftsmanship, materials, and history that are now gone forever. I have no doubt that France will rebuild the cathedral and it will be as beautiful as ever, if not moreso. However, much of it will be shiny and new, and to me that's just not the same as having a structure that was hand built almost a millennium ago.

In response to this post by hoosnowahokie

Posted: 04/16/2019 at 10:17AM

Something to not be sad about: French Superrich are already -- hoosnowahokie 04/16/2019 09:58AM

Bet it costs WAY more than that ** -- Nelsonia Hokie 04/16/2019 3:39PM

Chaucer could write a few chapters about this. -- HWA 04/16/2019 10:27AM

Not familiar. What's the connection? Those donations seem awesome to me. ** -- 48zip 04/16/2019 10:48AM

Canterbury Tales. Chaucer lampooned the church, the high & mighty, etc. -- HWA 04/16/2019 12:11PM

I must be stoopid. Why would anyone question multi-million dollar donations -- 48zip 04/16/2019 12:54PM

Today? They are likely above-board. In history -- Tafkam Hokie 04/16/2019 6:10PM

Well ... -- Beerman 04/16/2019 1:41PM

Gotcha. Methinks their funding is taking a few hits. But I get it. ** -- 48zip 04/16/2019 2:11PM

To me the thing to be bummed about isn't the temporary... -- MP4VT2004 04/16/2019 10:17AM

Fortunately, what I've seen so far suggests that the damage may not be -- jmanatVT 04/16/2019 10:48AM

Yes, I was SHOCKED to see how the interior ceiling held-up... -- HokieSignGuy 04/16/2019 10:53AM

They don't build them liked the used to. ** -- Fatman 04/16/2019 11:43AM

Good quality and NOT cheap ** -- TomTurkey 04/16/2019 1:08PM

Yeah, I'm kinda astonished by the 800 year old timbers... -- `lag 04/16/2019 10:43AM

Nothing wrong with 800 year old timbers. Timber that doesn't get wet -- Tafkam Hokie 04/16/2019 11:32AM

It's the wet/dry cycle -- TomTurkey 04/16/2019 1:12PM

True. Wooden ships and piers hold up just fine -- Tafkam Hokie 04/16/2019 6:06PM

Will be interesting given today's building codes (e.g., fire/life safety & -- 48zip 04/16/2019 11:02AM

Yeah, even steel beams have fire/heat insulation ** -- `lag 04/16/2019 5:55PM

News reports say it was deteriorating quickly -- TomTurkey 04/16/2019 10:38AM

Heard that they did 3D imaging of basically every stone a few years ago. -- Hokester 04/16/2019 4:30PM

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