Notra-Dame burning is a major tragedy for France.
Spire of Paris's 850-year-old Notre Dame cathedral COLLAPSES as fire ravages historic building with flames erupting through the roof - with Macron lamenting seeing 'part of us burn'
By George Martin For Mailonline
Published: 13:10 EDT, 15 April 2019 | Updated: 14:49 EDT, 15 April 2019
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...eaks-historic-Notre-Dame-cathedral-Paris.html
As soon as I read that Notra-Dame was completed in 1260 I tried to image one of our national treasure being destroyed that compares to Notra-Dame. The only thing I can think of is the original Declaration of Independence:
and/or the U.S. Constitution:
Incidentally, to me Notra Dame was always a university in Indiana. If it was not for this 1939 movie I probably never would have heard of Notra-Dame in Paris any more than an average Frenchman heard about Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031455/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
I am not making light of France’s loss, but I always thought this is where is where Democrats got the idea for sanctuary cites:

Spire of Paris's 850-year-old Notre Dame cathedral COLLAPSES as fire ravages historic building with flames erupting through the roof - with Macron lamenting seeing 'part of us burn'
By George Martin For Mailonline
Published: 13:10 EDT, 15 April 2019 | Updated: 14:49 EDT, 15 April 2019
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...eaks-historic-Notre-Dame-cathedral-Paris.html

As soon as I read that Notra-Dame was completed in 1260 I tried to image one of our national treasure being destroyed that compares to Notra-Dame. The only thing I can think of is the original Declaration of Independence:

and/or the U.S. Constitution:
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Incidentally, to me Notra Dame was always a university in Indiana. If it was not for this 1939 movie I probably never would have heard of Notra-Dame in Paris any more than an average Frenchman heard about Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031455/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
I am not making light of France’s loss, but I always thought this is where is where Democrats got the idea for sanctuary cites: