How about using steel, which doesn't burn as quickly? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 12:02 AM John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glued_laminated_timber > > On 4/18/2019 03:46:33, Bob Pdml wrote: > >> I expect the oak will be replaced with some kind of engineered wood > beams. > > > > > > That would be the architectural equivalent of this: > > https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19349921 > > > > On the other hand it was the French who gave us post-modernism and a > love of fragmentation and the simulacrum, so perhaps it's not a bad idea. > > > > Apparently a US researcher recently laser-scanned the whole thing, so > maybe we could just 3D-print a new one, in resin made from harvested ocean > plastic. > > > > https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/future-of-notre-dame > > > > B > > > >> On 18 Apr 2019, at 01:00, John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > >> > >> It took 182 years to build it the first time, so if it takes longer > than 5 years for the repairs that's not such a big deal. > >> > >> Carpenters can be trained. If it takes 40 years to rebuild it, that's a > career. > >> > >> The oak might be another problem, but I expect the oak will be replaced > with some kind of engineered wood beams. Nor will it surprise me if there's > a lot of international support for the reconstruction. > >> > >>> On 4/17/2019 13:52:11, Bob Pdml wrote: > >>> 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 > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > >> Religion - Answers we must never question. > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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.
