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Postby The Black Party » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:24 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:You know, I was just reading something about the injured firefighter and Notre Dame is 850 years old. Incredible.

Unfortunately, someone had to come along and drop their mixtape in the Cathedral Halls and burn 850 years of history.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:24 pm

CNN's latest update: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/not ... index.html
The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral “goes beyond Paris,” Archbishop Michel Christian Alain Aupetit told CNN.

“I received a supportive message from the chief rabbi of Paris. Everyone is writing in to share their feelings. This goes beyond Paris. People are reacting worldwide,” Aupetit said.

“The young people behind me show the power of faith, the power of a message of peace,” the Paris archbishop added.


That gladdens me.

The Turkish foreign minister also showed solidarity:
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey is following news of the fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris with “great sadness,” according to his official Twitter page.

“The destruction of this architectural masterpiece of world heritage is a disaster for all humanity,” Cavusoglu wrote in French on the social media site.
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Postby Erythrean Thebes » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:24 pm

Let us reflect and have compassion for this disaster as one. For truly this was, and is, Notre Dame
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Postby San Lumen » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:26 pm

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That warms my heart. Some water damage and scorches from falling debris but otherwise intact.

In the short term they are likely going to need to put a massive plastic wrap over Notre Dame to stop rain ingress, and use industrial dehumidifiers to get the damp out after they have pumped out the majority of the water.


I believe the proper term is tarp

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Postby Greed and Death » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:26 pm

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Greater Loegria wrote:The sad thing is, I can picture that smug git saying something like that.


I don't think we could 3D print Notre Dame at all. We don't have printers that can construct at that scope. And yes, 3D houses are a thing but this... this is a whole 'nother animal. If Macron said something like that, wow. I don't think he would though.

Make a modular 3d printed Notre Dame.
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Postby Greater Loegria » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:28 pm

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Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:You know, I was just reading something about the injured firefighter and Notre Dame is 850 years old. Incredible.

Unfortunately, someone had to come along and drop their mixtape in the Cathedral Halls and burn 850 years of history.

That's not even really that funny is it?
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Postby Farnhamia » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:29 pm

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Agreed, and I also think that given this is a historical monument (and religious building) that is somehow......unethical? I don't know, maybe just my feelings.


You know, I was just reading something about the injured firefighter and Notre Dame is 850 years old. Incredible.

The firefighter is how old ... no, wait ... *runs away*
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:29 pm

Greed and Death wrote:
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I don't think we could 3D print Notre Dame at all. We don't have printers that can construct at that scope. And yes, 3D houses are a thing but this... this is a whole 'nother animal. If Macron said something like that, wow. I don't think he would though.

Make a modular 3d printed Notre Dame.


And treat ND like a pre-fab house with parts? Surely you jest. :lol2:
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:30 pm

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Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
You know, I was just reading something about the injured firefighter and Notre Dame is 850 years old. Incredible.

The firefighter is how old ... no, wait ... *runs away*


Cheeky ancient one, cheeky.
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Postby Greed and Death » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:30 pm

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Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
You know, I was just reading something about the injured firefighter and Notre Dame is 850 years old. Incredible.

The firefighter is how old ... no, wait ... *runs away*

French employment laws make forced retirement impossible even when the firefighter needs to be brought there by two morticians plus 1 to carry the bucket.
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Postby The New California Republic » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:33 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Greed and Death wrote:Make a modular 3d printed Notre Dame.


And treat ND like a pre-fab house with parts? Surely you jest. :lol2:

Modular churches are a thing. But to my knowledge there has never been an attempt made to create a modular cathedral, likely on account of cathedral construction being such a tiny niche market.
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Postby The Black Party » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:34 pm

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The Black Party wrote:Unfortunately, someone had to come along and drop their mixtape in the Cathedral Halls and burn 850 years of history.

That's not even really that funny is it?

What can I say, it's Notre' great crowd today.
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Postby Greater Loegria » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:35 pm

The New California Republic wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
And treat ND like a pre-fab house with parts? Surely you jest. :lol2:

Modular churches are a thing. But to my knowledge there has never been an attempt made to create a modular cathedral, likely on account of cathedral construction being such a tiny niche market.

Cathedrals ought to be in the shape of a cross really. Look up Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. It looks like it was made by space mongols.
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Postby Soldati Senza Confini » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:37 pm

Greater Loegria wrote:
The New California Republic wrote:Modular churches are a thing. But to my knowledge there has never been an attempt made to create a modular cathedral, likely on account of cathedral construction being such a tiny niche market.

Cathedrals ought to be in the shape of a cross really. Look up Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. It looks like it was made by space mongols.


Looks like someone took too much inspiration from Vlad Tepes, personally.
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And treat ND like a pre-fab house with parts? Surely you jest. :lol2:

Modular churches are a thing. But to my knowledge there has never been an attempt made to create a modular cathedral, likely on account of cathedral construction being such a tiny niche market.


It's the massive scope and all the iconography and parts that go in a building of the size and history of ND.

I am truly sad about the complete destruction of the forest (the Medieval roof structure), but at least the damage to the interior wasn't as bad as I thought.

FYI: fire fighters were scrambling and climbing up the structure while it was burning trying to save as much as they could. Respect.
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Postby Samudera Darussalam » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:39 pm

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You know, I was just reading something about the injured firefighter and Notre Dame is 850 years old. Incredible.


*Sighs* Grim moment indeed.

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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:39 pm

Greater Loegria wrote:
The New California Republic wrote:Modular churches are a thing. But to my knowledge there has never been an attempt made to create a modular cathedral, likely on account of cathedral construction being such a tiny niche market.

Cathedrals ought to be in the shape of a cross really. Look up Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. It looks like it was made by space mongols.


Many are. This may not the be the best pic, but here one can see ND's own cross shape from the sky.
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Postby Greed and Death » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:39 pm

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Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
And treat ND like a pre-fab house with parts? Surely you jest. :lol2:

Modular churches are a thing. But to my knowledge there has never been an attempt made to create a modular cathedral, likely on account of cathedral construction being such a tiny niche market.


Imagine every man having a 400 foot high cathedral printed at home.
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Postby Greater Loegria » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:40 pm

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Greater Loegria wrote:That's not even really that funny is it?

What can I say, it's Notre' great crowd today.

No. Kindly take your ill humour elsewhere, it's neither wanted nor funny.
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Postby Greater Loegria » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:42 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Greater Loegria wrote:Cathedrals ought to be in the shape of a cross really. Look up Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. It looks like it was made by space mongols.


Many are. This may not the be the best pic, but here one can see ND's own cross shape from the sky.

Well exactly.
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Postby Tarsonis » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:44 pm

Greater Loegria wrote:
The Black Party wrote:What can I say, it's Notre' great crowd today.

No. Kindly take your ill humour elsewhere, it's neither wanted nor funny.


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Postby The Black Party » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:45 pm

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Greater Loegria wrote:No. Kindly take your ill humour elsewhere, it's neither wanted nor funny.


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I better stop now before I'm sentenced to eternal damenation.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:45 pm

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Many are. This may not the be the best pic, but here one can see ND's own cross shape from the sky.

Well exactly.


It's always interesting to realize that you can't really appreciate that shape from the ground. Even when you know it's there.

Not ND but the best example because it is very marked (St. Patrick's Cathedral, NY). That's pretty much the basic plan of most cathedrals, ND included.
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Postby Andsed » Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:49 pm

The Black Party wrote:
Greater Loegria wrote:That's not even really that funny is it?

What can I say, it's Notre' great crowd today.

I feel like a dick for laughing at this and the mixtape joke but I honestly found that funny. :lol:
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I better stop now before I'm sentenced to eternal damenation.


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