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Brother Buzz

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5. The Church doesn't own the cathedral, France does

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 25, 2019, 11:15 AM

Dec 2019

France raised the money, so theoretically, they would pocket the dough.

The church WILL be rebuilt, only, I suspect they will have to use a bit more of 'Hollywood' magic to make it happen; steel, fiberglass, Styrofoam. The Devil's building materials, Baby!

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Notre Dame cathedral has just 50% chance of being saved, rector says [View all] Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 OP

I hope he is wrong... And yes, to the naysayers, it is "just a building" & people are suffering all hlthe2b Dec 2019 #1

I consider such religious structures more as tributes to Man than to any god Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #2

Agree!!! K&R!!! Magic did not create them. It was the strenuous, artistic and caring work of RKP5637 Dec 2019 #6

+1. The magnificent splendor has to be seen in person to be fully appreciated dalton99a Dec 2019 #7

I couldn't have said it better. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #4

So Catholics pocket the 400 Billion Dollars the billionaires sent? LakeArenal Dec 2019 #3

The Church doesn't own the cathedral, France does Brother Buzz Dec 2019 #5

The French government owns all religious buildings constructed before 1905. dalton99a Dec 2019 #8

I'm hopeful, I've seen worse.. Historic NY Dec 2019 #9

I wouldn't oppose if they reconstructed it in the manner they did the Reichstag... Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #11

It's several months. God! Why hasn't the work started? brush Dec 2019 #10

They had to remove the scaffolding very carefully dalton99a Dec 2019 #12

They must save it. I'm an art history/architecture buff and it would be a great lost... brush Dec 2019 #13

Notre Dame, Paris, appalachiablue Dec 2019 #14

The vaults are critical. mn9driver Dec 2019 #15

Jesus, I hadn't realized the scaffolding melted (meaning can't be easily disassembled) Dennis Donovan Dec 2019 #16

Smarter people than me might be able to do that... mn9driver Dec 2019 #17