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France’s Wealthy Are Throwing

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:37:10 +0000

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France’s Wealthy Are Throwing Cash at Notre-Dame Amid a Fight Over Inequality from Paris @ NYTimes.com, April 17
By Wednesday, some 850 million euros — more than $960 million — had been offered by wealthy French families and businesses to repair the cathedral. The spectacle of billionaires trying to one-up each other quickly intensified resentments over inequality that have animated the Yellow Vest movement.

She was saved many times

artappraiser — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 03:25:00 +0000

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Did not seriously intend to demean the 19th C additions. Just to get across that the cathedral, she is a work in "progress" that reflects the country over time. The spire for example came with the chimera in 1844, influenced by Hugo's The Hunchback,

[....] In the 1800s, Notre-Dame was in crisis. Bored of the Gothic style and embracing Baroque architecture, Parisians all but petitioned for the crumbling cathedral’s demolition.

Fortunately, French writer, playwright, and preservationist Victor Hugo sought to save it. In order to remind the public of its historic importance, he penned The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, a novel that celebrates the mystery and magnificence of the Medieval cathedral. As a result of the book’s success, there was a renewed interest in the church, leading the king to call for its refurbishment.

In 1844, architects Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc were commissioned to restore the aging cathedral. The duo employed a team of craftspeople who repaired existing features and added new elements, including a 750-ton spire, copper statues, and the now-famous 56 chimera.

Unlike the gargoyles, these statues do not protrude from the external walls. Instead, they line the Galerie des Chimères, a balcony that connects the two bell towers. From here, they peer over the balustrade, where they eerily keep watch over the city and adorn the cathedral with their one-of-a-kind silhouettes. [....]

Big "neo-gothic movement in Europe (and the U.S.) starts here: Figures of Ruin: Ruskin and Viollet Le Duc. "Pre-Raphaelites" in England. Pre-Raphael = appreciation of the Medieval. Reaction against industrialization and mass production, back to hand crafting....

Oh yeah well Lil Mayor Pete

artappraiser — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 02:53:37 +0000

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Oh yeah well Lil Mayor Pete is a Rhodes Scholar who can not ony speak Franch, always knows the right thing to say, can kiss the ladies' hands better than Thos. Jefferson, probably wrassle alligators too, but will humbly admit his deficiencies like a sensitivity to kryptonite:

« Au peuple de France je voudrais dire que la cathédrale Notre Dame, c’était comme un cadeau à l’espèce humaine. Nous partageons la douleur mais nous vous remercions aussi de ce cadeau à la civilisation. » @PeteButtigieg à @BFMTV
Et en français!#NotreDame pic.twitter.com/0xbf5lGhYH
— Cédric Faiche (@cedricfaiche) April 15, 2019

Pete Buttigieg is quickly turning into a very serious 2020 contender… pretty crazy how stark the contrast is between him & Trump
— William LeGate (@williamlegate) April 16, 2019

It took less than an hour for

artappraiser — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 02:36:35 +0000

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It took less than an hour for a fire to spread from the attic of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, race across the wooden rooftop and topple its 300-foot spire https://t.co/0K6SxPNoyD
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 15, 2019

Just found the picture!

artappraiser — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:41:21 +0000

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Just found the picture!

Inside #NotreDame. Only a small part of the vault collapsed. Interior seems relatively untouched. Alleluia! #NotreDame #Paris pic.twitter.com/Ni2PziGfEC
— Notre-Dame Cathedral (@CathedraleNotre) April 15, 2019

Cavaet: nobody is saying anything so far about The Major Major Windows.

(The spire that fell, that was only 19th century--so you rebuild that a century and a half later, what's the dif really in the scheme of things? Is a good yellow jacket jobs jobs jobs project? )

Good to hear thanks.

NCD — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:27:56 +0000

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Good to hear thanks.

Seems so far they did a

artappraiser — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:26:57 +0000

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Hah. Only one hah because he prolly did it in military school.

Seems so far they did a really good job. I just listened to some fire fighting experts on CNN who were impressed with the latest pictures of the interior, how it looked like that only ash from the (lead!) roof fell, avoiding interior damage from heavy falling debris. Even though they had to fight that roof fire from underneath! I see this now which sort of confirms what they were suspecting from the photos:

NBC is reporting the organ at Notre Dame Cathedral (the largest organ in France) was not damaged.
— Brian Lauritzen (@BrianKUSC) April 15, 2019

(guy has tweeted more on the history of the organ--music guy, has an interest)

Also interesting on CNN, one of them mentioned that the Paris fightfighter job is a military service job, so they have all these gung ho young guys on it that are the best of the best, but then they have a real tough captain, marine-sergeant style, to keep them from going wild. That they are renowned among firefighters for this reason. And after they finish Paris duty, they usually go to head fire departments in other areas.

Everybody knows Trump is an

NCD — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:25:50 +0000

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Everybody knows Trump is an expert on firefighting AND 13th century Gothic architecture. He did win the election....proves it.

Trump: It's fake news that

ocean-kat — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:15:16 +0000

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Trump: It's fake news that water bombing would lead to collapse. I constantly filled balloons with water and water bombed people from the third floor of my dorm in college and no one ever collapsed. And if they were smoking it always put out the fire.

Trump : Water bombing from

NCD — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 23:58:33 +0000

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Trump : Water bombing from above, Just do it.!..?

The walls and towers have held, hopefully the crown of thorns is safe in the sacristry. The Louis's gave away all the thorns to other kings, but it is an impressive relic.