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In reply to the discussion: There are no trees large enough in all of France to rebuild Notre Dame. [View all]artislife
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There are no trees large enough in all of France to rebuild Notre Dame. [View all]
Cattledog
Apr 2019
OP
Modern materials must be used to reconstruct the Notre Dame Cathedral in the Gothic Style.
democratisphere
Apr 2019
#1
It would be a horrible idea to use original materials. Take the Frauenkirche as an example.
DetlefK
Apr 2019
#13
I loved this story when I first heard it. Still love it. We could learn a lot. Yesterday...
Hekate
Apr 2019
#37
If they go with engineered timbers they don't need to lop down a mess of four-hundred year old trees
Brother Buzz
Apr 2019
#56
Probaby true but they can use engineered wooden beams to replace large single beams.
honest.abe
Apr 2019
#18
If we remained a shell of the people and country we once were, we'd donate them.
hlthe2b
Apr 2019
#19
I was inspecting an old warehouse built before the state was cleared out by lumber barons
yaesu
Apr 2019
#22
I would most definitely choose wooden laminate beams over the trees at Versailles
pecosbob
Apr 2019
#43
The timbering was solely structural and was totally hidden behind the masonry ceilings
Brother Buzz
Apr 2019
#48
Engineering of construction materials has come a long way in the last 800 years.
aikoaiko
Apr 2019
#46