I guess I'm not familiar enough with the building to understand that picture. It seem almost impossible based on the pics and videos of the flames. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ghak99:
I guess I'm not familiar enough with the building to understand that picture. It seem almost impossible based on the pics and videos of the flames.
A lot of the ceiling is stone, so what we were seeing was the wooden roof burning. I thought sure it would have gotten through, but clearly not as much as expected. [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'm the nerdy one.)
Oh wow. That’s getting in the way back machine. I’d stack shit on you, but I bet you could dig up a 2003 picture of me pretty easy. :-)
I didn’t know you all went then. I don’t think I stayed in Emporia that summer. I’m getting damned old and that stuff is getting foggy. [Reply]
Wow. Still even wooden pews in the front. It had looked like the whole interior was on fire, but it clearly didn't reach that part. I also kind of figured that the roof collapse would have taken down all of the interior stonework, but it looks like that didn't happen at all.
I'm waiting for pictures of the stained glass now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Wow. Still even wooden pews in the front. It had looked like the whole interior was on fire, but it clearly didn't reach that part. I also kind of figured that the roof collapse would have taken down all of the interior stonework, but it looks like that didn't happen at all.
I'm waiting for pictures of the stained glass now.
Not confident about the glass, at least those windows nearest the fire. The lead likely melted. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Wow. Still even wooden pews in the front. It had looked like the whole interior was on fire, but it clearly didn't reach that part. I also kind of figured that the roof collapse would have taken down all of the interior stonework, but it looks like that didn't happen at all.
I'm waiting for pictures of the stained glass now.
Dont think those pictures are in the Cathedral look like that in the 2 twin Belfry Towers. [Reply]
