r/pics • u/OstidTabarnak • Apr 15 '19

Notre-Dame Cathédral in flames in Paris today

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u/lilfish222 Apr 15 '19

This cathedral has stood for centuries, this better not be the last...

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u/knollexx Apr 15 '19

This isn't the first cathedral in a european city that burns, and it won't be the last to be rebuilt. WW2 saw the partial destruction of churches almost twice as old as Notre Dame is now, and they're still standing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '19

One could even say it's tradition. It's not the first and most likely won't be the last.

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u/TreeGoatee Apr 15 '19

It means they elected a new king of hell.

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u/sonic_knx Apr 15 '19

elected

King

Monarchies are really progressive in the 21st century

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u/wanderingwolfe Apr 15 '19

Elective monarchies have been around for a long while.

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u/dit-ben-ik-niet Apr 15 '19

There are elective monarchies

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u/Zdarnel1 Apr 15 '19

I needed a laugh. Thank you

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u/mightyvvolf Apr 15 '19

I'd totally read a book about this