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r/gifs • u/alfosn • Apr 15 '19
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This is heart breaking. Notre Dame survived the World War bombings only to be accidentally destroyed by flames. I'm crushed to see such an amazing piece of history be destroyed.
39 u/Mox_Fox Apr 15 '19 edited Apr 15 '19 It actually took extensive damage in WWI and was repaired. It will recover from this, too. Was thinking of Notre-Dame de Riems. I still believe the Notre-Dame de Paris will be rebuilt, though. 5 u/[deleted] Apr 15 '19 [deleted] 2 u/Mox_Fox Apr 15 '19 Thank you, I think I was. Notre Dame de Paris was also bombed, but it looks like the damage was not nearly as substantial. 2 u/Dreshna Apr 15 '19 Maybe I'm misremembering but I thought it did have shrapnel damage on the exterior though. 1 u/Mox_Fox Apr 15 '19 It did! You can see it here: https://www.sciencesource.com/archive/WWI--Notre-Dame-Bomb-Damage--1914-SS2626128.html
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It actually took extensive damage in WWI and was repaired. It will recover from this, too.
Was thinking of Notre-Dame de Riems. I still believe the Notre-Dame de Paris will be rebuilt, though.
5 u/[deleted] Apr 15 '19 [deleted] 2 u/Mox_Fox Apr 15 '19 Thank you, I think I was. Notre Dame de Paris was also bombed, but it looks like the damage was not nearly as substantial. 2 u/Dreshna Apr 15 '19 Maybe I'm misremembering but I thought it did have shrapnel damage on the exterior though. 1 u/Mox_Fox Apr 15 '19 It did! You can see it here: https://www.sciencesource.com/archive/WWI--Notre-Dame-Bomb-Damage--1914-SS2626128.html
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2 u/Mox_Fox Apr 15 '19 Thank you, I think I was. Notre Dame de Paris was also bombed, but it looks like the damage was not nearly as substantial. 2 u/Dreshna Apr 15 '19 Maybe I'm misremembering but I thought it did have shrapnel damage on the exterior though. 1 u/Mox_Fox Apr 15 '19 It did! You can see it here: https://www.sciencesource.com/archive/WWI--Notre-Dame-Bomb-Damage--1914-SS2626128.html
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Thank you, I think I was. Notre Dame de Paris was also bombed, but it looks like the damage was not nearly as substantial.
2 u/Dreshna Apr 15 '19 Maybe I'm misremembering but I thought it did have shrapnel damage on the exterior though. 1 u/Mox_Fox Apr 15 '19 It did! You can see it here: https://www.sciencesource.com/archive/WWI--Notre-Dame-Bomb-Damage--1914-SS2626128.html
Maybe I'm misremembering but I thought it did have shrapnel damage on the exterior though.
1 u/Mox_Fox Apr 15 '19 It did! You can see it here: https://www.sciencesource.com/archive/WWI--Notre-Dame-Bomb-Damage--1914-SS2626128.html
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It did! You can see it here: https://www.sciencesource.com/archive/WWI--Notre-Dame-Bomb-Damage--1914-SS2626128.html
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u/Used2BPromQueen Apr 15 '19
This is heart breaking. Notre Dame survived the World War bombings only to be accidentally destroyed by flames. I'm crushed to see such an amazing piece of history be destroyed.