The Devastation Of Notre Dame - Alone The Rock Volition Remain

The Destruction of Notre Dame

It's absolutely tragic watching a huge as well as real violent ship away burning in Notre-Dame de Paris which is gutting the building. 

Many, many people inward Paris as well as around the the world are watching equally huge flames flare-up through what was the roof.  Both sides of the Seine are lined amongst thousands of people watching the fire.

very many people watching the pathetic scene

The spire as well as roof accept already been lost. The vaulted roof was completed inward 1208.

Le Monde's coverage has some genuinely devastating footage

[Update: 

• 8.50pm - Saving Notre Dame is non for sure according to the French Interior Ministry
• They can't locomote H2O bombs equally that makes collapse of the construction to a greater extent than likely
• 9.15pm BBC reporting that it's beingness said inward Paris that in that place is a distinct possibility the whole construction volition collapse
• TUESDAY 9.15am A French reporter inward Paris is reporting that all the medieval stained drinking glass inward 3 of the Rose Windows has melted as well as done - except for the ane inward a higher house the Portal (main entrance) accept gone - encounter the link to my photos below which include 2 photos of the Rose Windows
• midday - it becomes apparent that the Rose Windows accept non melted as well as look to simply hold upward smoke damaged
• 5.45pm: encounter Restoration of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris - how to donate ]

The spire prior to its destruction

The Flèche or Spire of the Cathedral, which was destroyed inward the Apr 2019 fire, was located over the transept as well as altar. The master copy spire was constructed inward the 13th century, in all likelihood betwixt 1220 as well as 1230. It was battered, weakened as well as bent yesteryear the current of air over v centuries, as well as in conclusion was removed inward 1786. During the 19th century restoration, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc decided to recreate it, making a novel version of oak covered amongst lead. The entire spire weighed 750 tons. Following Viollet-le-Duc's plans, the spire was surrounded yesteryear copper statues of the twelve Apostles, inward 4 groups of three, ane grouping at each betoken of the compass. Wikipedia

The spire has collapsed into the cathedral

Tons of dry out forest inward the timber rafters as well as tiles volition accept collapsed onto the sparse vaulted roof
- which may too accept been lost [Update: parts of the vaulting accept been lost - presumably when the spire crashed]

The BBC has simply said that the cathedral - on the Island where Paris began - volition hold upward devastated

• the wooden parts of interior volition hold upward completely lost 
• a issue of priceless artefacts may non accept been removed inward time. 
• the stained drinking glass volition too hold upward lost due to the oestrus - it's already melting as well as it seems real probable all volition hold upward lost [UPDATE: The dandy Rose Windows of the Transepts accept gone - the stained drinking glass has melted]

It's possible that zilch volition hold upward left of this cathedral yesteryear the fourth dimension the ship away is set out.
[Update: The rock is withal standing, the cathedral has its skeleton left as well as volition hold upward rebuilt]

You tin john see my photos of the cathedral (in 2009) on Facebook - which includes views of the interior.

Yet again, it's awful to encounter a major iconic edifice nether renovation hold upward destroyed yesteryear a fire.  The drive of the ship away is non known - but it's reasonable to suppose it's something to usage amongst the works.

From the other side of the Seine - earlier the spire went

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