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"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus) 04/15/2019 at 20:50 • Filed to: None

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just to add something useful, if you were curious about how a building made out of stone burns, this is what the attic is made of: (images copied from the internets)

this is a photo I took about 12 years ago:

this is from CNN :

facw > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/15/2019 at 20:54

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Can’t really tell about the condition of the stained glass with it dark outside, the photos tomorrow morning will make things clearer. Still, seems like it could have been vastly worse. Seems like the Paris firefighters did their job as well as could be expected given the difficult circumstances.

AestheticsInMotion > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/15/2019 at 20:59

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Looks like a black metal venue

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/15/2019 at 21:23

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plus some birds nests for extra tinder

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/15/2019 at 21:24

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I read this a few years ago.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pillars_of_the_Earth

OPPOsaurus WRX > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/15/2019 at 21:27

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i’ll have to look into that more when i’m not trying to work.  sounds good though.

OPPOsaurus WRX > facw 04/15/2019 at 21:28

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i bet the stained glass is a puddle on the floor. from what i’ve heard, it doesn;t like heat at all so with the fire and all forces from things collapsing , I bet its gone.

facw > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/15/2019 at 21:33

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Yeah, I saw a report that the north rose window is intact, but between the heat, collapsing structures, and even water cannon sprays, it’s easy to imagine a lot of it may not have made it.

XJDano > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/15/2019 at 21:40

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Behind all that decorative plaster is lathe. At lest the flat walls usually. We did some renovation work at “The old Cathedral” in downtown St. Louis next to the arch. The attic is just like the photo you put up. First cathedral west of Mississippi River 

Last night in Stlouis there was strong winds that blew part of the roof off and water got inside and on the hardwood floors. 

http://www.oldcathedralstl.org/

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/15/2019 at 22:05

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It’s like s 1,000 page novel

RacinBob > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/15/2019 at 22:19

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This looks like the roof structure of my four story built in 1903 high school. All they needed was a 4" set of piping with sprinkler heads connected to standpipes to knock that fire down. Had they and all we would have heard about was water damage.

That wood is tinder dry and all it takes is a idiot contractor or lightning str ike to lose the structure. I hope the other cathedrals of Europe take notice. Or perhaps the Germans probably have.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/15/2019 at 22:22

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i was talking about the summary on wiki.  I’d probably have the time to read 1 page a day.

BigBlock440 > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/15/2019 at 22:41

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Stained glass, at least here, is typically held together with solder.  I’m sure you can guess how that would go.

facw > OPPOsaurus WRX 04/16/2019 at 08:36

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Reports this morning say that all three of the huge rose windows have survived:

OPPOsaurus WRX > facw 04/16/2019 at 08:49

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wow thats amazing.

For Sweden > facw 04/16/2019 at 15:01

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Here is some video of the firefighting. It looks like they prioritized keeping the artifacts and stained glass cool.