Posted on 04/15/2019 7:58:02 PM PDT by Morgana
A Notre Dame cathedral priest has claimed that all precious artefacts and artwork have been saved from the historic building.
In a tweet, French journalist Nicolas Delesalle cited Père Frédéric, writing: "Good news: all the works of art were saved. The treasure of the Cathedral is intact, the Crown of thorns, the Holy sacraments."
The fire, which has destroyed destroyed large sections of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, has spread to one of the cathedral's landmark rectangular towers, according to Bloomberg.
The historic building's spire and roof have already collapsed. No casualties have been reported as of yet.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, however, officials have indicated it could be linked to current renovation work.
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has cancelled a planned public address and has arrived at the scene.
Large plumes of smoke are still billowing from the Gothic building, despite firefighters' best efforts to tackle the blaze over the past few hours.
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“Tiffany glass is as expensive as it is because you can’t reproduce it. They destroyed the formula.”
Interesting, and a shame.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_glass
I read an article a couple of days ago that said they have practiced evacuating all of the artworks and treasures from the cathedral in case of fire.
Sooo they had an incredible and sophisticated strategy set up for just such an emergency, to put out the fire and remove the relics and art.
But not to prevent it.
MMMkay.
Amen.
That wont stop Gollum!
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