[Magdalen] Fire at Notre Dame de Paris.

[Marion Thompson]

CNN and other channels maintained endless coverage, including showing early photographs of the interior damage.  This was an event of international interest, so I watched BBC and our CBC and CTV news channels, as well as the American sources.

Marion, a pilgrim

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From: Grace Cangialosi
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 11:36 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fire at Notre Dame de Paris.

Where have you found pictures, Scott?

> On Apr 15, 2019, at 11:34 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Roses to the medieval architects and builders. The roof can burn right off
> but the vaulting remains (needs extensive fixing, though, yes). I was
> amazed at the first photos from inside...lots of water, yes, but altars,
> altar cross, acres of chairs still in place mostly. Maybe the first things
> are to reroof, certify soundness, then make the cathedral usable although
> in a rough, minimalist state, and notably without the organs. Well, there
> are the windows to deal with...no small project, but one can imagine
> rebuilding in some form.
> 
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 2:12 PM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> 
>> Notre Dame also survived Napoleon, who had his coronation there
>> andfamously snatched the crown from the Pope who was there for that
>> event,to crown himself.  In contrast to England's Westminster Abbey
>> thatserves as the coronation church as well as the location for the royal
>> tombsFrance divides functions with coronations at Reims Cathedral and
>> royaltombs at Saint Denis Abbey.
>> In a message dated 4/15/2019 2:59:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> michaudme at gmail.com writes:
>> 
>> The Cathedral survived the Revolution (although very damaged) and will be
>> saved again.
>> -M
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA