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I'm trying to find the tweet again, but I read that they've been "farming" the oak trees required to replace all of the wood in Notre Dame at Versailles for the
by bradstewart 8y ago
I'm trying to find the tweet again, but I read that they've been "farming" the oak trees required to replace all of the wood in Notre Dame at Versailles for the last 150 years or so.
Paris seemingly has good contingency plans for events like this.
EDIT: https://twitter.com/_theek_/status/1117895531563372544 https://twitter.com/_theek_/status/1117895531563372544
- Luc 8y agoI don't think this story checks out. I'm sure they have some eligible oaks at Versailles but the roof needs ~13,000 of them. Hence why they called the latticework 'the forest'. The largest oak forest operator in France has offered to find the trees needed: https://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/culture/patrimoine/incendie-de-notre-dame-de-paris/notre-dame-de-paris-un-exploitant-forestier-francais-offre-du-bois-pour-la-reconstruction_3400571.html#xtref=https://www.google.com/ https://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/culture/patrimoine/incendie-d...
- bradstewart 8y agoGood call. I meant to say that I had no way of verifying that tweet. Still interesting to think about though.
- count 8y agoThe Versailles oaks are for the Steeple only, not the whole roof (which needs the 13k).
- burfog 8y agoThat would be something to replace with something that can't burn. Stainless steel is the obvious, aluminum and plain steel are nice aside from corrosion, and of course one could spend the money for titanium.