For those who haven't been (or who haven't seen pictures), this is the kind of stuff we're talking about. It's all over that place. (Taken last summer.)
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I have to imagine the stained glass in the back half of the building is gone. The framing might be intact, but the glass itself would melt with that heat I bet.
When we were there some years ago we were told that they don't know how they made some of the stained glass colors, especially the reds. In other buildings where they replaced broken pieces you can see the difference. Sad. [Reply]
This thing is hitting me quite a bit harder than I would have expected. I was in choir in college, and a majority of the friends I still keep in touch with were choir friends. Met my wife in choir even.
In 2003, we took a tour through the UK and France, and one of the things that they do at Notre Dame is allow college tours to perform a few songs there just during the day while people are visiting. For a 21-year-old kid, it was a pretty incredible experience, so seeing her up in flames is really tough.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Yeah, my money is on a construction worker dropping a cigarette or something. But we'll see.
If nothing else, it would be relatively tough for a random arson to set fire to it spire first. You'd have to use a flaming arrow viking style or something. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
This thing is hitting me quite a bit harder than I would have expected. I was in choir in college, and a majority of the friends I still keep in touch with were choir friends. Met my wife in choir even.
In 2003, we took a tour through the UK and France, and one of the things that they do at Notre Dame is allow college tours to perform a few songs there just during the day while people are visiting. For a 21-year-old kid, it was a pretty incredible experience, so seeing her up in flames is really tough.
I just hate to see it as someone who appreciates history. It's such a beautiful building with so much to see and experience. I remember climbing the little staircase up the front towers and getting a great view of Paris while standing with the gargoyles.
It looks like the front towers haven't gone up, so I hope that part avoids damage. But that's not a big part of the building or contents.
I think there's a museum in there as well with a bunch of historical stuff, and there are pre-Roman excavations in the basement. [Reply]