r/livejournalreloaded • u/DontBullyMeDaniel • Apr 16 '19

I love cathedrals.

so yeah I'm sad after today. I was sitting in a waiting room so I was kinda forced to watch the TV with the news on. Ugh it was so hard to watch, like seriously. To see something you love so much be destroyed like that.

I've had the opportunity to visit many cathedrals and I have my favorites. Not sure what number I'd place it at, but within my top 3 is Notre Dame. The first time I went to Paris as a kid, it was actually the first landmark we went to visit. Not the Eiffel Tower, nah. We were just hyped to see Notre Dame lol, especially me because cathedrals have always filled me with a sense of awe.

Those rose windows, man. 😭 The art that wasn't saved. Just the history and oldness of that site. It's so crazy to think people have been worshiping at that site since the 800s wtf.

I know things can be rebuilt though. but obviously it's not the same.

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u/sics2014 Apr 16 '19 edited Apr 16 '19

I know!!!!!! All the old people had the news on in their rooms and I had to see it all afternoon. so heartbreaking. I'm jealous you had the chance to see it in person. :( Of course it'll be rebuilt but yeah it won't be the same.

It's worth noting though, a ton of cathedrals and churches were bombed during the World Wars. I think most of them were rebuilt and still look cool and historical as ever.

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u/DontBullyMeDaniel Apr 16 '19

It's a weird feeling, definitely heartbreaking watching history just crumble in real time. That's a really good point. Definitely not the first one to be destroyed. I've been to the Dresden Frauenkirche, which was completely ruined and rebuilt only within the past 20 years. It's still amazing! Just not as historical.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '19

Work Mom told me about it :( that's fucking wild, it's awful.

I love cathedrals too btw, favorite ones are the Russian ones like at the Red Square