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11th Century Ikon--Notre Dame Cathedral going down in flames

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11th Century Ikon--Notre Dame Cathedral going down in flames

Unread post by asu66 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 1:08 pm

No words are appropriate to describe this unthinkable Holy Week horror...

https://news.yahoo.com/major-fire-rips- ... 45249.html
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Re: 11th Century Ikon--Notre Dame Cathedral going down in flames

Unread post by appstate77 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 1:48 pm

Beyond sad on the day after Palm Sunday.
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Re: 11th Century Ikon--Notre Dame Cathedral going down in flames

Unread post by asu66 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 1:53 pm

The major spire w/bell have fallen.
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Re: 11th Century Ikon--Notre Dame Cathedral going down in flames

Unread post by Yosef84 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 2:00 pm

Unbelievable. Truly tragic.
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Unread post by AppfaninCAALand » Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:06 pm

My wife and I were there on our honeymoon 19 years ago and are planning to go back for our 20th anniversary next summer. When you see famous places in person, some are a let down while others are even more amazing than you imagined. Notre Dame was definitely the latter, words cannot describe how awesome it was.
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Re: 11th Century Ikon--Notre Dame Cathedral going down in flames

Unread post by appfan22 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:10 pm

This is why scaffolding contractors are nearly impossible to insure.
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Re: 11th Century Ikon--Notre Dame Cathedral going down in flames

Unread post by appstate24 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:27 pm

Truly tragic and sad! Not only do we lose the iconic cathedral, but it’s hard to imagine losing some of the truly priceless artifacts housed inside.
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