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<p>At Versailles, there are large number of oak trees whose exact
purpose has been to be replacements for Notre Dame, just like the
planning at Oxford for the groves of oaks to be used as
replacements there. <br>
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<p>Notre Dame has been "sacked" before, although nothing like this.
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<p>Here, where I live in Bloomington, there are many stone masons in
the quarries of limestone that ripple through S Indiana. Artisans
will be waiting for the call to head to Isle-de-France to work
there. I'm thinking that the privilege of working on such a
restoration will inspire many. <br>
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<p>No, it won't be the same, but it will be enduring. Will I see the
results in my lifetime? Perhaps not. <br>
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<p>Long ago, I worked pulling fiber cable through a military academy
in N Indiana; we made an FDDI ring through their ancient
underground tunnels. Nasty work, but they leapfrogged from no
network to essentially state-of-the-art. In their offices and
campus. An entry was made regarding all of the engineering plans
we executed into a large leather-bound book. It's their 100 Year
Plan, Volume II. We in the US no longer think like that very
often. <br>
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<p>Tom<br>
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<p>It hit me a lot more strongly than I thought, as well. All of
that coolness and history. On a good note, being in the
"invention" business, I see countless examples of artistry,
craft and devotion, certainly mirroring the masters from way
back when. Although it may not be the original, I know there are
people capable of restoring it, with the same expertise and
pride of workmanship. The spirit is eternal.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>A terrible loss and tragedy. I was
surprised at how strongly it hit me watching the news
yesterday about it. I’ve heard since that Macron has
pledged to rebuild and two “wealthy French families” have
pledged $320MM… but I fear we’ve lost the artistry and
craft and devotion that built Notre Dame those centuries
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heartbreaking. It's a treasure of human civilization.
Can/Will it be restored? Rebuilt?</p>
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