JCC Notre Dame Cathedral on fire.

Bit like the Thriller album then.

 

Are you on an MJ kick today? First it was State of Shock in the More states in the U.S. thread and now this....

 

Surprised no one has rushed into this thread and blamed "dem moslemz!!1"

I'm honestly quite shocked.

 

Here?! Maybe 4Chan or reddit? But here? Nah. I expect better things and cooler heads here. Oh wait....in most threads.

 

Where will Qasimodo live now?

 

The comparison is apt. If you know what the Roman Catholic Church was up to in the late Middle Ages, that building becomes like an episode of House Of Cards.

 

I wish I were.

 

I get it. I was just wondering how you managed to channel a classic 80s album and a tagged on glorified b-side on a jump on the bandwagon ride the Thriller coattails Jackson family album.

 

The structure should hold, according to local authorities. They're getting the fire somewhat under control and should be able to preserve the North belfry. The relics of Saint Louis were extracted.

There's that, at least.

As to conspiracy theories, really don't venture on French journal chats

 

This is sad from a art and architectural and religious history point of view(s). But, it will be restored, rebuilt, renewed just as many historical objects have been in the past.

It is amazing how globally we venerate objects as part of history and historical memory. I'm glad we care. Not necessarily to venerate or worship within as I'm not religious but to learn and know.

 

There's going to be one hell of a decontamination job, too.

 

Well....okay I wont.

 

If you were equally dismissive toward all the artworks which can be somehow related to human cruelty, I don't know what you'd be left with.

 

Trump tweets something stupid. Film at 11.

 

One firefighter has been seriously injured, BBC reports. Damn.

 

If only there was more sadness and coverage for the burning of our much more sacred planet.

 

Ancient and highly destabilized structure that's already partially collapsed, you'd think it rather self-evident that there's a risk in dropping a couple of tons of water on it from some height in one go, but thankfully, Trump was here to remind us that logical thinking is still optional

 

What were you saying?

edit: in relation to Trump's tweets: I think he is concerned Musk's weekend tweet storm might be overshadowing his own rants so he thought he would try and maintain the twitcrown.

 

sad news about the firefighter. hope he recovers

 

Few pics I took about a decade ago with a crappy flip-phone camera.

 

They did. The fire's now entirely under control, and efforts are turning to cooling down the structure and extinguishing the low-intensity torchfires still on the roof. That will be carried on overnight.

Here's hoping no more news about the injured firefighter will be good news...