The hotel Adlon in Berlin survived all of WW2 including the bombings and artillery only to be burned down accidentally by drunken red army soldiers celebrating their victory
The Cathedral will survive. It is made of stone that has stood for nearly 1000 years. Much of the interior will be severely damaged, but they can rebuild a lot of it.
Cathedrals were often damaged by fire and rebuilt. Many great cathedrals sit on the remains of wooden churches that were incinerated. Since ND was under renovation, a lot of its art was offsite being restored. The French will rebuild and restore ND as much as humanly possible. The exterior, other than the roof and spire, will likely remain intact.
bhullj11 on April 15th, 2019 at 21:36 UTC »
The hotel Adlon in Berlin survived all of WW2 including the bombings and artillery only to be burned down accidentally by drunken red army soldiers celebrating their victory
elijha on April 15th, 2019 at 22:01 UTC »
It didn't survive that stuff unscathed. It's been badly damaged and rebuilt in the past too.
LeoMarius on April 15th, 2019 at 22:12 UTC »
The Cathedral will survive. It is made of stone that has stood for nearly 1000 years. Much of the interior will be severely damaged, but they can rebuild a lot of it.
Cathedrals were often damaged by fire and rebuilt. Many great cathedrals sit on the remains of wooden churches that were incinerated. Since ND was under renovation, a lot of its art was offsite being restored. The French will rebuild and restore ND as much as humanly possible. The exterior, other than the roof and spire, will likely remain intact.