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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,457 posts) Mon Apr 15, 2019, 04:46 PM Apr 2019

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Notre Dame: it could get even worse. "If the bells fall, so will the tower."

There are many pictures of the Notre Dame fire at this Twitter account.

David A. Bell
@DavidAvromBell
Historian of France at Princeton

David A. Bell Retweeted

UPDATE: Head of the Paris Fire Brigade Jean-Claude Gallet says 2/3 of the cathedral's roof is gone, but the most precious art has been safeguarded.

He says the risk is now centered on the North tower. If the bells fall, so will the tower

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{no text. aerial view}

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Fire coming through the stained glass windows. Nearly a thousand years of history going up in flames. Completely heartbroken #Notredame

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{no text. the rose window}

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Notre Dame: it could get even worse. "If the bells fall, so will the tower." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 OP

OMG...that third picture. TruckFump Apr 2019 #1

The pompiers have to be wary of a collapse of the stone walls. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #2

The rose window suffragette Apr 2019 #3

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)

1. OMG...that third picture.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 04:47 PM

Apr 2019

Says it all!

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,457 posts)

2. The pompiers have to be wary of a collapse of the stone walls.

Reply to TruckFump (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 04:49 PM

Apr 2019

At some point, they'll have to back off and let it go. So far, there have been no fatalities.

suffragette

(12,232 posts)

3. The rose window

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 04:57 PM

Apr 2019

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