Monday, April 15, 2019

Notre-Dame Burns

Photo via Wikipedia.

Your Head Trucker grieves with all the world for France in the loss of Notre-Dame to the flames.




I visited Notre-Dame once, more than forty years ago now, and remember the beautiful, serene blue light that filled the interior, coming from the immense stained-glass windows that circled the high walls. No doubt all of those windows have been destroyed now.  Quel grande dommage.

Photo via Wikipedia.


Update, 4/16, 10:30 p.m.:

The BBC summarizes the fire damage, the public response, and the beginnings of recovery:




No comments:

Post a Comment

Comments are welcome, but please note: this is not a public forum but my personal blog, which nobody is forced to read. You don't like what I write, go find a blog you do like; there are millions of others to choose from. Or write your own.

Polite disagreement is one thing, but rudeness will be deleted without hesitation.