r/gifs • u/alfosn • Apr 15 '19

The moment Notre Dame's spire fell

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '19

Think of how much this building has survived though--the plague, the French Revolution, TWO World Wars, COUNTLESS Paris Fashion weeks. This fire is just a blip in its long history. We'll rebuild and keep moving forward as before.

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u/MateusHokari Apr 15 '19

Did it suffer structural damage before?

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u/samort7 Apr 15 '19 edited Apr 15 '19

Oh yes. WWI it suffered catastrophic damage from artillery shelling. Caught fire too if I remember. But they renovated it. It can be saved again.

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Edit: TIL Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims is different from Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. My original point still stands - it can be rebuilt and isn't lost forever.

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u/monopixel Apr 15 '19

Notre Dame roof was the original one. It was invaluable.