For over eight centuries, France has always had the Notre Dame Cathedral. It is one of the most remembered buildings and one of the longest lasting ones. The reason why I'm doing this blog on it is because of what happened back in April. As you may know, there was a massive fire that destroyed part of it and there is this push to get it back up and fully rebuilt within five years. I believe France has the 2024 Olympics, so the push could mean doing whatever they can.
One of the things I read a while back was whether to go with what the original architects in the 12th century did or to modernize it. It was one of the bigger fights. I think you have to go modern. To fix it with modern architecture would be a huge step up and keep it from having issues like it did a few months ago. It'd be nice to stick to how it was originally made, but it's a wooden building with tons of mortar and bricks. What they used back then may not be good in today's world. Add in heat waves going on right now, and the Cathedral could collapse at any moment.
There is still no official answer on what caused the fire. It could have been electrical. Could have been something from repairs. We don't know. But I'd be panicking if I'm France. Notre Dame is one of the most cherished buildings in the world and I doubt they are even close to figuring out what to do. But they better have an answer quick and soon. If they can't, then who knows if it will come crumbling down. There is a lot of history in that building. It would be a shame to see nothing down in the likelihood that it does collapse.
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