Notre Dame

[pauland]

Terrible indeed, but if there can be good news in this situation, there is.

Fortunately the main fabric of the building seems to have survived as have a lot of the major parts of the building - the lovely windows.

Everything could have easily been lost, but in fact the damage is far less than originally feared.

Nobody would have wanted this to happen, but we can be glad it's not a lot worse than it was.

There are Cathedrals in the UK that have suffered similar fires in recent times and today you would never know.

Terrible as it is, a lot of good will arise from the reconstruction.

[angelize]

And there was no loss of life had the fire started earlier it could have been much different. It does appear from the photos that one set of windows high up near the roof is gone but many survived. It will be rebuilt and will continue to stand the test of time.

[mermaid Veroni]

I can't believe this could happen