French people are saying 'typical Macron, promising something when he has no idea whether it is possible or not'. One article i read suggests that it will take up to 40 years. The bishop has already said it will be closed for at least 5 or 6.
One of the problems is that there aren't enough oak trees or carpenters with the right skills > On 17 Apr 2019, at 17:52, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Thanks to all who commented or had a look. In the hours since this tragedy > it’s become obvious that the cathedral can be restored. I will take year -- > Macron says 5 years — but it will be worth the wait. > >> On Apr 16, 2019, at 3:12 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> I’m catholic only by birth not by practice, but watching Notre Dame burn >> last night was crushing. I immediately recalled how I was overwhelmed by the >> majesty and history of this ancient cathedral when I visited it on a spring >> afternoon in 2003. Extending a business trip by a day, I wandered the >> streets of Paris with my Leica iiif RD and Summicron 50/2 Collapsible, >> alternately shooting tribute-x and Portra 400. I had the color neg film >> loaded when I stopped in the cathedral and captured a few images as best I >> could, given the faded mirror of my Leica and the dim lighting. Yesterday, I >> wondered what had become of those images. I found an envelope that contained >> the negatives and camera store prints and scanned a few of the negatives. >> Today, I assembled a small gallery. >> https://www.photo.net/gallery/1109648#//Sort-Newest/All-Categories/All-Time/Page-1 >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
