Notre Dame on fire.

[Kataklysm]

A catastrophy... I really hope they could save the great works of art and relics inside!
I had the chance to visit it once, this souvenir has another meaning today.

 

[Zaarin]

Makes my stomach turn. Notre Dame is an irreplaceable cultural and spiritual heritage.

 

[Sagax]

From above. My god...

Ok this is even worse...The views from the streets don’t give you nearly enough of an idea of what’s happening inside.

 

[UWHabs]

Ok this is even worse...The views from the streets don’t give you nearly enough of an idea of what’s happening inside.

From the sounds of it, they have been able to save the structure to prevent a total collapse, but the entire interior and roof are gone. Sounds like they have been able to save almost all the art and artifacts stored in the treasure/vaults, although stuff like the original stained glass, etc... are gone.

 

[kaspergm]

Those pictures are really sickening. I really hope the developers will pick up on the idea of adding the cathedral as a patch wonder as a tribute, that would be a nice gesture.

 

[Paon18]

Most of the valuable relics are saved. Towers and front of the Cathedral are saved for now. But fire is not done.
Our President annonced some minutes ago that from tomorrow they will look forward to rebuilt Notre-Dame. This place where took so many of the greatest moments of the history of France.
Still, it's a shame, the wood from the roof (21ha of wood chopped for it) were 8 centuries old is lost. And we will have to wait years and maybe decades to give back Notre-Dame its magnificient. =(

 

[Morningcalm]

This is a terrible thing to see and hear about. And completely unexpected. While I’m glad I got to visit some years ago, I’m more saddened that future tourists won’t be able to see it in it’s full glory. At least until it gets rebuilt.

 

[Cerilis]

Luckily, it seems the interior wasn't hit that bad yet, as the ceiling is mostly holding.

Spoiler :

(As posted by a user in another forum.)

I also heared the towers and the general structural integrity are considered secured now.

 

[Boris Gudenuf]

Was trapped in a dentist's chair this afternoon, so started doing an itinerary in my mind. Spent over 11 years in Germany courtesy of the US Army, and in that time got to see the following:
Notre Dame in Paris
Köln Cathedral
Reims Cathedral
the Dom at Mainz (and the Gutenburg House across the square: I always loved the juxtaposition of the seat of the Elector of Mainz and the man who did as much as anyone to start the cracks in his throne!
Aschaffenburg's Romanesque/Gothic combination, the foundations of which date back to Charlemagne's son.
The Memorial/Kaiser Wilhelm Cathedral in Berlin
Canterbury Cathedral
St Paul's in London
Brunescelli's architectural masterpiece in Florence

I'm not even Christian, but I Thank the Gods that I got to see them, and that most of them are still there.
Even the least of them lifts you up.

 

[nzcamel]

Arg. Very sad.
I'd buy a Notre Dame DLC as discussed in the other thread OP, especially if some of the proceeds go to it's restoration.

 

[Wingednosering]

Arg. Very sad.
I'd buy a Notre Dame DLC as discussed in the other thread OP, especially if some of the proceeds go to it's restoration.

If the proceeds went to restoration, sure. If not, it would be incredibly distasteful to make money on. It would be very reminiscent of WB's Shadow of War cancer DLC.

The only silver lining in this whole thing is that it's being ruled an accident rather than arson. The end result is the same, but somehow it would just add insult to injury if it had been malicious (maybe I'm the only one to think this way though). Feel so bad for whomever accidentally set it off. They'll be haunted by it forever.