Fire Destroyed Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame is one of Paris's biggest landmarks. It was built in the 12th century and was an architectural work of art. As if Paris had not suffered enough in recent years, on Monday, April 15, a fire broke out that destroyed the cathedral. 500 firefighters fought the fire and on Tuesday morning the flames could be completely extinguished. Fortunately, not everything was lost and the structure of the building could be saved 🙏
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Now France and the rest of the world are concerned with the rebuilding of the world cultural heritage. Several French super-rich announced to donate hundreds of millions of euros for the restoration of the cathedral. Even two of France richest men, the owner of Louis Vuitton and Gucci, have pledged to donate $300m to help repair Notre Dame. Macron promised to seek out the most talented artists to rebuild the cathedral.
According to information from the French news agency AFP, the fire could be related to renovations and the police also do not believe that there is a terrorist background. More informations haven´t been published yet.
I know that many of my followers come from overseas and have never been to Notre-Dame so I will share some pictures of what it looked like before the fire and now. To give you an idea of the size of the cathedral - 10 thousand people could fit in Notre-Dame!
I am happy that no one got hurt, and pray for Paris that they can rebuild their landmark quickly and nothing more will happen.
France is close to Germany and especially Paris is a city that I respect and love traveling to. I feel sorry for all the events the french people have to go through but I don´t want to talk about my opinion here, I leave it open for discussion.
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I will state an opinion, as it does not diminish the angst all feel. There are again “coincidences” here as well as a year long history of other desecration’s occurring in France. If we don’t start taking a stand this will continue. Thanks for the better images @Soldier
traurig das ganze...doch so schnell kann es gehen
Definitiv! Wir sollten uns jeden Tag glücklich schätzen für das, was wir haben. Man sieht wie schnell etwas zerstört werden kann
That really is heartbreaking such a stunning piece of history will be no more
A lot are saying that it was sabotage. And point to a massive wave of crimes against churches in France as well as across Europe.
Also most of the construction was the original beams from the original Construction
Weird webcam footage of Notre Dame of person on rooftop creating two bright flashes and then dropping them onto/into roof. Look for it.