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Originally Posted by mental4astro
Don't get too teary eyed about the old building. It was revolutionary for its time, and its existence was born out of MANY failed attempts as the design evolved over many years with other similar structures, at the cost of many hundreds of lives as structure after structure failed and collapsed. Notre Dame has a lot of blood on its floor too - work safety 1000 years ago when it was started was not what it is today.
I see it as a step backwards to attempt to reproduce an obsolete design, instead of ceasing the opportunity to create a new structure with better building practices that also reflects the ideas of today, exactly the same way that the original did in its own time.
It is an absurdity to remake a flawed structure by todays standards, only to satisfy the melancholy of the heartache we feel today.
Don't get me wrong, I was in awe of the old building after studying its architecture in high school, and of its importance not just in history but in art history too. And of course I also see the same lofty elements in our own St Mary's cathedral in Sydney, and I would also feel gutted if it was destroyed. But time for the Phoenix to rise again.
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Rebuild is not the biggest issue, there is already 800 million Euros (A$1.2 billion) funding offered by billionaires. But should it be ?
Well, it is one of the major heritages in the world. But with modern methods, steel structures for the roof and the spire, and can yet be restored that it looks almost the same.
I'd rather spend this money to this than the very many prestige projects of governments, big companies, like the football stadium in Qatar to be used only once, or large airports which are rebuilt and even
Berlin Airport which is left abandoned for years and is doubtful it will ever be opened. Or the prestigious EMAAR projects in Dubai for large buildings and penthouses for the super rich.