The people tirelessly restoring Notre-Dame to its former glory

After months of debate, a French national heritage and architectural commission has approved plans to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral "as it was" before being engulfed in a fire last year. In this week's show, we take you inside the monument to see the perilous restoration work that's currently taking place. Next, we head to the National Monument laboratory where scientists are analysing the damaged stones and stained-glass windows. Finally, we see how some passionate carpenters in Normandy have created an exact copy of the famous wooden roof structure.
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[@chrisprimo9225]

God please bless every person who works on this church

[@jeanross7430]

I visited the cathedral decades ago, the stained glass window alone was a was a miracle.

[@johnkelly2160]

OMG! How great that they can replicate the original structure. Such incredible artisans in Europe!

[@franciscouderq1100]

Bob Hartlee : huh???? Extremely constructive comment you are a king.

[@thomasr3805]

It is wonderful. So many other archeological and historic sites are destroyed every year. I find it interesting how we prioritize/justify restoring* certain structures over others.

[@srdavio]

Thank you people of France for pouring your heart and soul into the restoration of this treasure. Our Lady appreciates and will reward your efforts. We can’t wait to return to Paris to see this treasure restored and to thank you personally.

[@annemaxwell9975]

Brilliant update. I had just started studying in Paris when this happened. Like the rest of the world, it shook me to my core, as if God was displeased with us. To begin to understand how the fire and damage is being scientifically understood alongside its repair is a reminder of humanities ingenuity as a constant. Thank God. 🙏

[@nunyabiznez6381]

Before this happened, this was on my bucket list of four places to visit in Paris. I have delayed my trip indefinitely. I am 61 and hope they conclude their work before I die of old age.

[@CoryTheRaven]

I've been to Paris twice: once in 2008 on a layover and again in 2013 when I proposed to my wife. Notre Dame was the centre of my experience every time. We stayed only a few blocks from it and passed it by every day in 2013. It broke my heart to see the fire and we are holding off going back until it is done. They said 2024 though, which is only 3 years away now.

[@quentin6583]

Don't delay your trip, nobody know what tomorrow will be made off. Notre dame is incredible but there is hundred of other buildings and places in Paris (And France) worthy of the trip. Notre Dame is just super famous. And you can still see the outside of the building. A similar Cathedral was destroyed after WW2 in Reims (200km from Paris), it took over 40 years to be complitely restaured. It will be far less for Notre Dame but 2024 could be just a symbolic date due to the Paris Olympics.

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

Prior to the lockdowns, I was there a couple times a year for a month or so each trip. I was there weeks before it burned, then a few months after. I know the building so well I could draw out the windows for you. Seeing it after the burn hurts, but it’s still worth seeing, even from the outside. Late at night, go down the steps to walk along the Seine. The views of the cathedral from there, while missing the spire and obviously still showing some damage, is still heart-soothing. Also soon as travel has opened again, I’ll be hightailing right back there.

[@margaretlouise6200]

Better plan for your next life, because covid and it's many generational mutations will keep travel down for a hundred years.

[@entasis704]

@@margaretlouise6200 vas prendre tes médocs x'D

[@almostanengineer]

I'm happy to see they decided to do a faithful restoration

[@4ur3n]

🥶

[@swimmad456]

Whatever the cause, I can only wish all those working to restore this icon of Western Culture the very best of luck. Take care!

[@maple1255]

Such an outstanding effort in restoring Notre Dame, from what I read recently, the goal is to bring the structure back to its original appearance, it is remarkable that these men and women have such dedication to working to restoring it, a huge project. Many good wishes to them.

[@margaretlouise6200]

They should sell bits of the destroyed materials to fund the restoration. You could have a bit of charred wood or whatever to put on your coffee table and tell your peeps that it is a thousand year old piece of Notre Dame. I would buy one!

[@Zenocavallari]

the roof that burned down is less than 150 years old

[@LynxSouth]

The Catholic Church has more than enough money to pay for the repairs, and may object to selling pieces of a consecrated building. All that aside, I think you have a great idea, and I hope someone -- government, church, whoever -- does sell pieces.

[@MrTaktic121]

lead contamination

[@saltymcsaltface]

@@Zenocavallari you must be so fun at parties

[@gabrielh7517]

@@LynxSouth it is extremely common to by relics. A consecrated church would no doubt fall under that category as a second or third degree relic

[@kellyb1420]

God bless these guys

[@tedf1471]

My vivid memory of Notre Dame when I was a youngster, was the eerie deep rumbling sound in the building (it took me some time to realise it was resonating the traffic noise outside...)

[@PLuMUK54]

It still brings tears to my eyes to see the footage of the fire. I have many happy memories of visits. However, I then think of York Minster which I saw both before and after the fire. Notre Dame will rise again, and it will be as beautiful as it ever was, just like York Minster.

[@m.a.c.8366]

good luck and be safe ya'll, you are doing work no others have ever been charged with, in conditions never experienced, and within a world famous historical monument... no pressure... be safe and be proud. regards and respect from TX

[@sergpie]

Saw it briefly as a kid when we went on a school trip in the 90s. I got goosebumps standing at the steps and staring up to the spires. Paris has changed so much in such little time...

[@lookoutforchris]

Western Europe is in sad shape. Europe is worth fighting for.

[@m.p.jallan2172]

Thank God the organ survived. I thought it had perished. Amazing.

[@delphzouzou4520]

They organ is from the 60's and is not classified as historic monument. But it's still a work of art and it's great it survived.

[@m.p.jallan2172]

@@delphzouzou4520 I had not realised that thanks Delph. I see its has a super modern console that could be replaced. Surely some of the pipe ranks are quite old, at least some of the Cavaillé-Coll i suppose are there.

[@ds1868]

@@m.p.jallan2172 the organ is not from the 60s. The core of the organ is Cavaille-Coll who rebuilt the instrument in 1868. He also retained around 700 pipes from the Clicquot organ of the 18th century. The organ was rebuilt in the 1960s but most of the existing pipework was retained with additions by Robert Boisseau. This included a remodelled Solo department and some controversial horizontal reeds. Hope that helps.

[@stevenwieler2990]

I wish we would this tirelessly to restore our forest. This is a wonderful project though, thanks for sharing.

[@Bastillius]

the forest grows naturally but in France, they seeded the oaks

[@Bastillius]

because they're the strongest

[@Creole_Lady]

@@Bastillius 🤣🤣🤣

[@patcomerford7648]

The work of tge restorers is admirable!

[@worldview730]

My heart goes out to all these workers who are burden with these ginormous tasks, God's blessing be upon them all.

[@sisterdeborahgilbreathlove6684]

I am so excited about this project! It is amazing to see people from all over the world coming to restore the Great Notre Dame.

[@EM_life-gr8sn]

Was there a few days ago... they are doing impressive work..

[@Lighting_Desk]

I've been wondering how this was progressing. It looks very promising.

[@rizzorizzo2311]

I swear reciprocating saws are the duct tape of power tools.

[@Argyll9846]

Great news that they may rebuild the roof trusses in timber.

[@iancrossley6637]

I read they need 2000 oak trees 1 meter dia to make the new one.

[@xmj6830]

@@iancrossley6637 1000 will be enough

[@4ur3n]

@@xmj6830 350 best I can do

[@xmj6830]

@@4ur3n Unless you don't understand French, 1000 is what's been said in the video! And trust me I'm native french...

[@robertdavidsanders]

This was a fantastic video. I appreciate the update and insight. Thank you.

[@marclawson2536]

I wondered around inside a few years before the fire. There I saw a diorama of what the original construction process looked like and I was awestruck by the primitive methods employed to create such a marvel. I was fortunate to see all this just before a tragedy. There is much to be said for meandering through Europe on foot, alone, with a backpack.

[@gabrielh7517]

I was in culinary school in the US and part of the foreign exchange program we had some students from Paris arrive the day this happen. I was so bummed to not be able to go inside when I went the following fall.

[@A.R.Euro_The_XVII]

The Notre Dame cathedral took over 300 years to build, Now just remember we're in the 21st century so we have the technology to rebuild the cathedral, But that does not mean that it will be completed in less than 2 years, if Elizabeth tower has taken over over 6 years as of now to be restored to it's former glory, And the Notre dame cathedral is several times larger than that and it was almost completely destroyed in that fire so it could take over 10 or more years to rebuild.

[@DokterKattenbakvulling]

Superb video. Thank you!

[@JRSSchattenberg]

1:05 I can hear the local duck population is also helping them out!

[@claudiosaltara7003]

The restoration videos should be longer. Translation should not be over the French language but in subtitles.

[@shaunmarsh7930]

Thank You France 24 "English" for the update. “Vive la France”

[@tiagoalfredo9998]

Heroes!

[@FAKEtrailers2]

I was in Paris few months before the fire, My family visited notre dame while i walked to the louvre. Ending up not seeing Notre-dam!

[@corujariousa]

That was a horrible and sad accident. I am happy reconstruction is being carried on. It would be a shame not to have Notre-Dame anymore.

[@spencerwilton5831]

It wasn't an accident, it was arson.

[@glenncordova4027]

@@spencerwilton5831 Your tin foil hat is on too tight.

[@MotoTvWoodsFarm]

cool👍 nice looking forward to seeing it when its completed

[@realitycheck2539]

Very nice review.

[@williamrobinson7435]

The metals amongst the stone really are rather a mess, but the clean up is good, and the woodwork looks very encouraging to me..

[@tigress63]

My understanding is that often there is thermal shock in the stones that make up the structure of a cathedral after a fire and in this mini-documentary they don't say whether or not the structure will be ok once it is finished. The thing is it may be restored but once you have the organ going again will the sound waves from the organ present vibrations that over time with the destabilized limestone. I am not a geologist, however, there will be thermal shock over time from the regular seasonal changes but now with the fire that would be extreme thermal shock and on no documentary do you hear anything about whether or not the limestone structure will indeed be ok. In addition to this, with the amount of lead covering the organ, will they need to deconstruct the organ and put it back together again to get out all of the dust containing lead. I also find it very difficult to believe that they do not know by now what has caused the fire. They can easily take drones in to the places and cameras as the men are cleaning. Either the fire investigators are complete idiots or they don't want to let people know what the cause is.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

Stones that are critical to the structure will have to be tested for compression strength. Stones that are more decoration or not critical for structure will only need cleaning and to have checked how securely they are installed. The vaults are critical so they will need to be inspected thoroughly. That said, medieval engineers often designed with overkill. So they may not have to replace such stones that much though most likely they will have to do some disassembly, clean out old mortar and replace it with new.

[@badcat4707]

Madame , the highest priority at the moment still seems to be to clean up the mess from the fire and make sure the building is structurally sound , so it doesn't collapse on any of the workers doing the cleanings and initial assessments . I did read a story last year where they said that the Organ was in the process of being dismantled to be sent to experts for a thorough cleaning ( lead removal , etc ) and restoration at the same time . I believe it was only a 2 or 3 ? months back that they announced that they had finally removed all of the old and fire damaged scaffolding from around the building ?. And new scaffolding is going to have to be built to accommodate the the extensive repairs too . Testing for the thermal shock has possibly already begun ? but I do not think that it will be a quick process ? there are a lot of sections that will need to be verified and possibly repairs carried out also ? depending on what they find ?? / that is probably why there has been no mention of it in other documentaries ? . My best guess ? is that it will be another solid 5 years ( if not a little bit longer ) from this month of our postings before the Cathedral can open her doors to welcome her family home again ;-)

[@ds1868]

The organ was covered in a layer of dust so has been removed for complete restoration. This will involve the cleaning of pipes and completey new action. The console will also be replaced. This is the first time in the history of the organ that it has been completely removed. I hope they take the opportunity to reinstate the casework of the positif de dos which was removed in 1868 and has already been restored.

[@orbitalsatellite]

I'm glad I got to see it inside and out in 2011. I should've visited it again in 2013 when I went back to Paris but there was so much else to see. I have to say, though, that I was quite shocked by the size of the Notre Dame donation box (around a metre and a half cubed if I remember correctly), compared to the tiny pauper donation box nearby. I'm happy I climbed the labyrinthine steps of the Florence Duomo in 2013, though. What a great view into the building from that vantage point, narrow though it is. As I recall, there were two exit points at different heights of the dome which led you around and onto an exterior balcony. But I can't remember how I got down from there. Probably a similar series of steps and levels as the other side.

[@CONNELL19511216]

Fantastic work. Good luck!

[@Wargasm54]

It’s like this was a sign of things to come…

[@chhindz]

Lovely film, when is the sequel coming?

[@keenekreider4843]

I saw the fire. My family was on Easter vacation in Paris. It was shocking and the whole city just felt weird afterwards.

[@ttmallard]

Lucky am I to have been on a tour through it as a teen, keen on flying butresses & stained glass masterpieces, did all the niches for sculpture ...

[@dustin628]

So sad to see people celebrating notre dames destruction. Much love to France and the French people 🖤

[@colleenforrest7936]

Is the wood from modern trees as hard as the wood from the original trees? I remember reading about the wood from old trees giving Stradivarius violins their sound that can't be reproduced with modern wood because the old trees grew in colder conditions and hence their rings were tighter. Also, were the beams treated in any special way before use. Some old construction techniques required the wood be soaked in lakes or bogs for many years. Not trying to troll the construction. Just curious. They are doing a wonderful job, and the wood roof's return is a great plan.

[@rymdalkis]

I doubt there would be enough difference in hardness as to impact the structural integrity of the building. Furthermore, the Stradivarius violins were made in the early 1700s, so the trees used probably grew during the so called Little Ice Age of the 17th century. But the original wooden frames of Notre Dame were 800 years old and therefore grew during the Medieval Warm Period, which roughly compares to modern temperatures

[@DragonFox84]

i forgot the name of the wood that was used but it was a very old and strong wood from a tree that takes like a hundred years to grow ...or something of the sort. im sure they can get a good strong wood for this project that be just as good.

[@theenglishcatholic5685]

I’m lucky to have been in Notre Dame 2 years before the fire, that’s where i bought my first Rosary and i still have it to this day!

[@dafrasier1]

money making scam; magic beads.

[@theenglishcatholic5685]

@@dafrasier1 Wrong, they’re actually a prayer tool for meditation on the life of Christ, you’re just ignorant to realise that.

[@CoryTheRaven]

Amen... My then-fiance/now-wife and I went in 2013. She also picked up a rosary there and it sits in a place of honour where we can constantly see it. Notre Dame is my spiritual home away from home.

[@mralireza931]

@@theenglishcatholic5685 Nice; calling someone ignorant while believing in fairy tales.

[@christhegreek100]

Amen 🙏❤️

[@Raine-Cat]

The ultimate game of jenga.

[@DANNY40379]

lead lead lead everywhere what a horrific worksite

[@Rusty_Gold85]

Why doesn't the Glass restorer tape the vacuum hose to the brush ? I don't envy the lead dust cleaning process in the Cathedral . Every brush sweep has to be matched with a vaccuum cleaner right next to it . All around the floors chairs and seating , the organ pipes , ledges , columns etc

[@catercoz2491]

Perhaps they aren't taped together so that any small part that flakes off can be recovered? I don't know.

[@franciscouderq1100]

Eusty: they are expert and fully knowing what s needed.

[@jonathansmith3449]

It’s not pleasant but these ancient buildings do burn down occasionally...I think it helps keep certain artisanal trades in business

[@patrickscaia9335]

Oh wow how was that aloud to happen .

[@lordskull372]

I don’t care if they say it’s impossible Notre Dame will survive it’s managed to survive through the French revolution and World War II it shall overcome this to.

[@lordskull372]

And a sidenote thank you for showing at the Stainglass window that was making me feel worried that is one of the most beautiful things about Notre Dame is that Stainglass window beautiful

[@CoryTheRaven]

@@lordskull372 Oh man, when I found out that the Rose Windows survived, I actually started crying.

[@Zenocavallari]

nothing important burned down, the roof was 150 years old, rebuild because of another fire back then, all the ancient part where not destroyed neither harmed

[@monkeybusiness2204]

What's that game that you have to retrieve wooden blocks piece by piece? Extracting the melted scaffolding looks like that game.

[@basvanderwerff2725]

jenga, but this looks more like Mikado

[@adrianrouse5148]

I am glad these clever people have work.just a shame how they got it. I am sure it will be great when it's finnished

[@Sagittarius-A-Star]

I also thought that now at least all these experts have lot to do.

[@nahidsyyed906]

The Reader's Digest (Canada Edition) of this month, Dec.2021carries an article on this very topic.

[@hectorcastillo3600]

chillmix

[@Norfolk250]

I wonder if any of that pipe became exhibited as art

[@Bastillius]

If we're going to rebuild the greatest cathedral on earth shouldn't we put some modern structure in it, like guarders in it?

[@JasLoney]

Thank you for the update. A lot of us around the world still remember the day when--at various hours of the day depending on where we were in the world--we logged onto KZbin and watched in horror as Notre Dame de Paris burned into the sky live on our screens. -- To this day, it is inconceivable to millions of us out here how the Republic of France, the City of Paris, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris could have ever together been so almost criminally negligent as to allow work on an 800 year old wooden ceiling to proceed without round-the-clock, 24/7/365 human presence on the work site, since roofwork / welding is a common progenitor of catastrophic fires for any building, even hours after active work stops. -- The expert here, when asked about the cause of the fire, fires off an immediate "NON!" and one suspects that the various state, civic and ecclesiastical authorities, complicit in this debacle and desecration of a world heritage site, will let the causes forever remain somewhere in the smoldering murk of complicity and near-criminality. I am sure the reason for this fire is simply that some authority, somewhere, didn't want to pay for the necessary guard to be on-site around the clock, in order to save some money for the Republic, the City, and the Archdiocese. Now these authorities and their insurers are left with a struggling multi-billion dollar restoration effort, a blackened face vis a vis protecting French culture, and a cathedral which will be half of what it was before. Such is the face of greed and Mamon: it always leads to collapse.

[@javierpacheco8234]

If they restore Notre Dame they should redesign it the way it was. This is a gothic style cathedral do not put modern stuff. That disrespects originality.

[@dammardedinamarca1017]

Monsenier Javier..Je suis absolutment d'accord avec vous

[@hblask4192]

I think the same but it's not that simple, first, we don't have the technics, tools etc as they had before, then the money, then the time, and their is a low about historical momument that protect them and say even if it's a ruin, you should live it the way it is, because rebuilding wouldn't be historical.

[@niek024]

The actual Notre Dame was already destroyed and disrespected by the controversial 19th century 'restoration' by Viollet-le-Duc. The building was far less gothic than it appeared after ca. 1850. So I was hoping they would rebuild to a state before the Viollet-le-Duc intervention.

[@suzannalytle2758]

The last I heard they had no interest in changing or modernizing it. What they are currently doing is a restoration, not a renovation.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

The national legislature ordered that the cathedral be restored to its pre-fire condition.

[@maxlmlllan2604]

I guess there's an argument for using bamboo scaffolding after all

[@franciscouderq1100]

Lost Episodes: France has the largest bamboo forest in Europe but I doubt the knowhow is there for such scaffolding technique. Would have to bring the lads from Hong Kong.

[@almostanengineer]

Yeah, adding more fuel to the fire would have been a wonderful idea, the scaffolding melting like that actually protected large areas of the vaulted ceiling from falling debris, it's gonna be a painful process to dismantle it, but ultimately it saved large areas of the building.

[@Chris.Davies]

No. That would have made an even more intense fire, you fool.

[@glenncordova4027]

Then how are just going to get a panda infestation. Nobody needs that. 🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼🐼

[@maf421]

You need to get the American Amish to help with the trusses. Many came to the USA from the Alsace region, and still practice the same techniques today. Many barns is my area of Ohio were built with the same methods. I have an old barn like that. We also have an abunance of oak trees. How about one American truss?

[@thomasstrong6632]

I don't think the amish would been all that enthusiastic to rebuild a catholic cathedral 😂

[@crazyjackfr]

we have got enough workers and specialists to do it.....

[@lyndabird9401]

@The Silenced Opposition Amazing woodworkers and enviable work ethic.

[@mrrolight]

"How about one American truss?" Eh? The American solipsistic sense of self-worth is staggering. Because Paris's Notre Dame has got absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with America. The world does not revolve around America. America is not the saviour of the universe. In fact it is in a pitiful state as a nation. How about a Chinese truss instead? It would be no less relevant.

[@JMan-24]

We have an old barn also. Built in 1836. Those beams are so hard you can’t drive a nail into them. Amish from all over NE Indiana come from time to time to look at it. It’s fun to watch their enthusiasm seeing it.

[@JungleYT]

Oui, Oui... However, I heard the "old growth" forests had a denser wood? Same with older houses built in the States - 10:40

[@almostanengineer]

The older forests did have a denser wood, but it's unlikely to have major issues with the restoration and load distribution of the structure, these things were over built

[@JungleYT]

@@almostanengineer Right...

[@lwilton]

@@JungleYT This is something that these days can be fairly easily calculated, both to determine the old margin if safety and what it would be with new wood. If necessary timber size can be slightly adjusted. What I wonder is if the building had been built with green wood or aged and dried timber. I'd virtually guarantee that it was aged timber, and I hope they have the brains to use aged or at least kiln dried timber in the reconstruction.

[@JungleYT]

@@lwilton Right. Well, I'm sure the people working on this are pretty danged smart...

[@nelsonx5326]

What a disaster. I guess the building is well documented and they can put it back near perfect. The things that have been lost to mankind.

[@alexm566]

they still refusing to acknowledge who did it..

[@lichtsignale2]

I wish they would restore our government, culture, friendships and relationships and finally our economy to it's former glory.

[@johnkelly516]

Great idea.They would sell like hot baguettes…..

[@almeggs3247]

At least 100 years behind schedule!

[@stefanfrankel8157]

The "Hoover"? Is that a French term or just a creative translation?

[@Jhihmoac]

No way the renovation is going to be complete by 2024! Even with the ruined scaffolding and lead dust gone, there's too much scientific assessment of possible damage to the 900+ year-old limestone structural materials yet to be undertaken, and how modern materials and rebuilding methods are going to interact with all that without doing more long term damage! At least a decade will pass before all this can be safely completed, and the Grand Old Lady once again has her splendor...

[@CoryTheRaven]

I selfishly want it completed by 2024 so I can visit her again. But I also have to remind myself that the people who started building her didn't even live long enough to see her completed. Notre Dame endures far beyond human lifespans.

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

I must say that you are very efficient. I thought it would take 20 years to restore it. You have expedited this. God isn't a dead God, you revived one of his places. In my fathers house are many mansions, if it were not so I would have told you.🎆🌌🎇more than the stars in the sky (you can count)(you only see the stars at night), more than the sand of the sea(to infinity and beyond). The sand is a barrier the sea cannot cross, the Christian bible says⌛⏳

[@Hundredacredaycare]

❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@dafrasier1]

magic words are worthless

[@bobbates6642]

I want to know how many of those famous people that said they were going to give big bucks to fix the church up ever did give even one dollar

[@Inge-99]

I don't know, but it the end they had hundreds of millions of euros.

[@HouseWinchester1874]

Some people did something...

[@kille7543]

I hope they give Notre Dame a copper roof this time, just in case.

[@1959Berre]

Copper would melt also and copper also is a health hazard.

[@Zichronot]

Keep the firebugs out of the Cathedral.

[@rschiwal]

April 2019, Notre Dame burns. The world, "What a terrible year!" 2020, "Tee-hee." 2021, "Har-Har." 2022, "EGADS!" 2023, "Break out those Rosaries and fasting!"

[@trickywu9796]

The modern spire that melted should not be rebuilt as it does not conform to Gothic design.It was too modern and the skeleton structure was not pleasing to the eye, it just looked like a structure in a scifi movie. It should be redesign in stone and reflect the Gothic era in its design.

[@spencerwilton5831]

you can't build a stone spire in the middle of a timber roof!

[@marknorville9827]

Amazing how this happened when France was having Yellow vest protests every weekend. France in chaos, and then suddenly a disaster happens. I always wonder if these disasters that happen are not on purpose, e.g the aim was to stop the yellow vest protests and unite the Country after this fire. However, I am glad that it never worked and there were still demonstrations. However, sad to this beautiful building go up in fire, I was there when I was about 14 on a school trip, a great weekend away and great food. It sure beat Switzerland.

[@JMan-24]

@@mohcinebouhya Disagree. This was no accident. Terrorism can’t be ruled out. There is a history of terrorist attacks in Paris and what better way to give the West another black eye than to have this icon destroyed. It is to France what the World Trade towers were to the US.

[@trythinking6676]

Sometimes a spade is a spade.

[@JMan-24]

@@mohcinebouhya Replace experts have determined with we were told. Using “experts” in a context like this is a logical fallacy. What experts? What is this based on? Why is the investigation not closed if it is so simple? Too many unanswered questions. But politically if it were terrorism (recall all I said was not ruled out) it would be handled the same way. We can never be certain what exactly happened. Point is valid about lives lost and the architecture. My point was that it is a major symbol of the West and a prime target. Actually an easy target given the lack of security.

[@annaloph]

🙏🎨💖💒👏

[@three6ohchris]

How was it started? Ask the guy seen on video setting fire to the roof. I'm sure he has an idea.

[@intamin9256]

Link?

[@pKbasten]

OLD NEWS as the scaffolding has been removed. Any current update you could offer/ WITHOUT replaying video of the fire please.

[@gamerx112]

if it happens again, you know what group to expel. Io dont even need to say it lmao.

[@PUAlum]

thanks for at least that bit of restraint!

[@suziecreamcheese211]

They have been put there specifically to destroy western culture and identity.

[@gamerx112]

@@PUAlum any more wouldve been auto deleted by youtube.

[@alfredfleming3289]

All the discussion of marvellous antiquities and history but seldom does anyone mention that it’s a house of worship! And a prayer said in those fantastic surroundings is heard no better than one said anywhere else! Worship the Creator, not the creation. Simple is beautiful,beautiful is simple!☝️🙏

[@bigeye7480]

I still remember the people laughing and cheering as it was up in flames

[@snowflakedestroyerjr2083]

Hey need better security

[@RightOnBud]

Like importing less trash from trashy places that have produced nothing but trash for the past couple of hundred years..

[@pretentiousprogressive1949]

Hey remember when it was declared an accident while the rubble was still smoking? And remember the suspicious person seen on the roof scaffolding shortly before the fire broke out?

[@three6ohchris]

This. Why is it not being investigated? Or at least talked about? I believe this was a "terror attack." Use your imagination as to why/who would have started it. Religion is involved.

[@glenncordova4027]

Because there were people there when it happened. You don't have to suspect alien lizard people from Alpha centauri drinking baby's blood.

[@ignacioanaya3403]

How many trees will be destroyed to rebuilt this vanity ?

[@ignacioanaya3403]

@@JohnnyBrooksTube absolutely TRUE!!!

[@suziecreamcheese211]

How many trees did it take to build your house?

[@ignacioanaya3403]

@@suziecreamcheese211 my house is made of adobe bricks so no wood at all and also it is my house not the house of an imaginary god...

[@franciscouderq1100]

Ignacio Anaya: it will take about a thousand trees, 5 of of which each 40m long were this week officially selected to rebuild the spire. Head of France Forest management said the country can fine all the right trees in France for the reconstruction. Forest management required cutting trees each year this time it will be so as well the sacrifice will be manageable with time.

[@ignacioanaya3403]

@@franciscouderq1100 That is a disgrace, those trees are more valuable alive rather than death just to rebuild that vanity

[@MrTaktic121]

🤔 Assassin's creed unity,

[@papagen00]

Am I the only one who thinks they should leave Notre-Dame unrestored and use the $ billions to help the needy ?

[@Lawman212]

I wish they would rebuild the roof with steel framing. Wood is charming, but it's just going to burn again in the future.

[@debispilker4392]

What a mess,😔

[@nandolopes9897]

Very sad for france and for all human kind, Notre Dame is gone forever. Any restoration will end being a copy, a modern copy of a lost old cathedral, nothing else.

[@arishem555]

Am I understanding correct, that they didn't have couple of millions to invest money into fire prevention programs, and they are pouring billions and it would be probably trillion or even more soon with so many specialists involved?

[@marcosmota1094]

Flexible, heat resistant PEX piping was pioneered in Europe. If a renovation was planned and paid for, why not include a fire suppression system? With zones for all exposed areas of the cathedral? When the space above the vault is called *the forest* ya think that it makes sense to protect all that dry wood? I'm an IT guy, and even I am not that dumb.

[@melbees1939]

[@RightOnBud]

Why does it need to be repaired in the first place?

[@sewmeonekenobi639]

I agree. They should clean it up and make it safe, but no need to rebuild it. Sometimes we need to let history be history. The money could have been put to better use.

[@liquidsnake6879]

@@sewmeonekenobi639 Ok, let's blow up the pyramids of giza is that ok? Can we go destroy the ruins of Great Zimbabwe? It's all just history after all and history be damned right?

[@sewmeonekenobi639]

@@liquidsnake6879 Well, now, you know that’s not what I was saying. But, since you brought it up, I was thinking that if we want to know the secrets of the pyramids we could just take them apart one stone at a time. And, then put them back together again if we have the resources to do so. However, I don’t think we should blow them up just to see the insides. I think however, that if the pyramids had been destroyed by bombs during WWII, that we should not rebuild them. I love history I don’t think it should be damned at all. It broke my heart when ISIS blew up ancient monuments. Are those things being rebuilt? If they rebuild monuments, they are not the same as they were before are they? You know, I could argue that the destruction of antiquity is as much a part of history as the construction of antiquity. The preservation of ancient monuments is a complicated issue. You have to take so many things into consideration. I don’t believe there is an easy answer. However, I think that as a society, we need to keep our priorities straight. If there are homeless and hungry children in the world, shouldn’t their needs be met before rebuilding an ancient building? Is it possible that for every dollar put towards rebuilding history, a dollar could be put towards feeding the hungry? I don’t know. It’s just an idea. Then historical buildings are preserved and kids get to eat. I don’t know. Thanks for your reply.

[@liquidsnake6879]

@@sewmeonekenobi639 I greatly disagree, i believe we have a moral responsability to uphold the cultural patrimony that was handed down to us by our ancestors, and to preserve them for the next generations to enjoy just as we do. It's a disgrace that the Library of Alexandria no longer exists and that should not be accepted at all, it's part of your culture, it's part of your history and a big part of it so you have a duty to uphold it and maintain it and to create new patrimony of your own. As for feeding the hungry i could spend days discussing the corrupt economics of Africa and why Africa is purposefully kept on it's knees to benefit the west and how the NGOs pocket more resources and money than they actually use to feed anyone but that would be a book in of itself so i'll spare you the long form and just say that the way to feed the hungry is not by preventing public works projects but rather to stop globalist corruption that keeps some countries as poor agricultural nations that live off of exporting food and raw materials to the west rather than keeping it for themselves. A recent statement from Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana i expect will start being echoed by more and more third world leaders who start to question why they should keep their people in agricultural poverty and allow the west to transform their national resources into more expensive goods when they can simply do the transformation themselves and keep the food and the money both. Ghana exports cocoa to Switzerland who makes Chocolate and sells it in Europe for a huge markup, Akufo-Addo asks a simple question, why does Ghana tolerate getting pennies for the Cocoa that Switzerland sells for a massive profit if they can set up Chocolate factories in Ghana itself and cut out the globalist swiss middleman altogether?

[@RightOnBud]

@OrganicOrganist What's the reason it needs to be repaired in the first place then. Europe is actively giving away all of its heritage. Hell.. let's make Notre Dame a mosque right away and save them the trouble down the road.

[@richardmckrell4899]

Tirelessly? It's been decades since anyone's worked tirelessly in France.

[@HouseWinchester1874]

The non ‘tirelessly’ are the non French ones.