I Am European
After the unfortunate burning of Notre Dame Cathedral, these two thoughts have come to my mind.
1- The structure has survived really high temperatures. Medieval architects were really, really good. They took time to do their work. They were aimed with a purpose. Notre Dame did not collapse. Twin Towers did. Progress? 🤔
2- Even if we accept the accidental hypothesis, who were probably the workers doing the restoration? Cheap labour with zero concern or affection for the art and the symbolic meaning of the stones they were working with, people with no connection to Christianity at all, people for whom working at Notre Dame or at an office block would mean the same, just means of earning their chunk of bread.
Unrestrained capitalism, caring only about profit, lack of religiouness or a purpose in life beyond the material stuff have destroyed Notre Dame. Modernity has destroyed Notre Dame.
1- The structure has survived really high temperatures. Medieval architects were really, really good. They took time to do their work. They were aimed with a purpose. Notre Dame did not collapse. Twin Towers did. Progress? 🤔
2- Even if we accept the accidental hypothesis, who were probably the workers doing the restoration? Cheap labour with zero concern or affection for the art and the symbolic meaning of the stones they were working with, people with no connection to Christianity at all, people for whom working at Notre Dame or at an office block would mean the same, just means of earning their chunk of bread.
Unrestrained capitalism, caring only about profit, lack of religiouness or a purpose in life beyond the material stuff have destroyed Notre Dame. Modernity has destroyed Notre Dame.
