Sad, it looks like Notre Dame is going down in flames. I always wanted to see it and visit France when I retired, but I guess not now. Of course the real question is what will France do after losing such an iconic landmark? My guess would be the roofing contractor but still.... you would have to think doing work on such a historical and architecturally significant building there would be safety measures up the yahoo.
At least I got to see the WTC when it was around and have been to a few historical cities to see masterpieces. I work with a LOT of architects so while I am not one I can tell you it will be considered a great loss as it's history and architecture are both significant. I don't think we have too many members here from France but I can only imagine what the news is like there now.
Hopefully some of the structure will be saved, but it does not look good.
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