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Almost too good to believe.France 24 just reported, through a church official, that all the artwork has been saved!
Almost too good to believe.France 24 just reported, through a church official, that all the artwork has been saved!
I think you are not aware of how massive a typical gothic cathedral and notre-dame in particular is:128 meter long x 48 width x 69 height without counting the now gone spire, while Hagia Sophia is 82x73x55, in fact smaller in all dimmensions but width. Hagia Sophia was larger than most gothic cathedrals only in usable interior surface iirc, at least until the cathedral of Sevilla was built.That can't be correct at all. For starters even the Eiffel tower is probably visited more. Then there are other stuff like the Acropolis.
I have once modelled the Notre Dame. It has historic value, yet the actual spire is less than impressive. It isn't on a monumental scale either - you can fit the entire thing inside the Hagia Sophia, using mostly the space below the central dome.
There are more impressive gothic cathedrals, including a number of other french ones. Old monuments tend to collapse from time to time, and as noted a lot of the parts are by now from more modern periods.
Well, that is terrible. Is the structure fine at least?I'm just coming back from there. It’s in ruins. Nothing but the stones remains.
I think you are not aware of how massive a typical gothic cathedral and notre-dame in particular is:128 meter long x 48 width x 69 height without counting the now gone spire, while Hagia Sophia is 82x73x55, in fact smaller in all dimmensions but width. Hagia Sophia was larger than most gothic cathedrals only in usable interior surface iirc, at least until the cathedral of Sevilla was built.
No, counting spire height it is 90 meters. The massive twin towers are 69.Height is counted for the thin spire in the case of the (sadly now gone?) Notre Dame, ie it is a lot shorter if you go by (at least) the towers. The Hagia Sophia is far bulkier in all directions, including a vast pendentive dome.
I am very very sorry to hear that.... Its an apocalyptic loss, but at least a part was saved. This shook me deeply, but I treat it as a reminder to treat life a little more seriously and to try to do my best where I can.I'm just coming back from there. It’s in ruins. Nothing but the stones remains.
Any cause yet?I'm just coming back from there. It’s in ruins. Nothing but the stones remains.
What about external ornaments like (gargoyle) statues? Going by the pic one has to suppose all the gargoyles are ruined (if not actually collapsed and broken).
It all seems to be based on that one tweet from French journalist Nicolas Delesalle, but I haven't heard anyone correcting him yet, so it seems valid still.Any update on whether most of the art was removed from the inside? @Cheetah ?
- While the fire was hard to deal with initially, firemen managed to save much (most?) of the treasures inside
- The structure of the cathedral seems to have been saved
The thing is, of course they can restore it like that. But it'll be a restoration, not the original. This cathedral was not only exceptional due to its beauty, but also because, precisely, it had gone through centuries avoiding exactly this kind of catastrophe and was mostly "from back then" (some part, like the spire, were actually more recent, which help when seeing it crashing down). The glass panels were (and perhaps still are, if the bell towers are safe enough) straight from XIIIth century !A few decades ago there was a major blaze in a large baroque church in my city. As with Notre Dame it tore down the roof. You wouldn't really tell the fire had happened when you visit it today, and even the delicate woodwork has been restored/replaced.
So the whole thing may yet be salvagable here.