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    nxthompson‏Verified account @nxthompson 15 Apr 2019

    One tiny bit of good news in the tragedy. "For the last half-decade or so, an architectural historian named Andrew Tallon worked with laser scanners to capture the entirety of the cathedral’s interior and exterior in meticulous 3D point clouds."https://www.wired.com/story/the-notre-dame-fire-and-the-future-of-history/ …

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      1. spaniel‏ @anotherspaniel 15 Apr 2019
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        Thank you for sharing that hopeful news about #NotreDame.

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      1. Aces Back-to-Back‏ @mhrob 15 Apr 2019
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        Thanks for guys named Andrew with massive point clouds of Notre Dame Cathedral, inside & out. I hope he has a backup too,

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      1. Kat Nicholson  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇯🇲 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇨🇦‏ @KatSNicholson 15 Apr 2019
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        Did you click through to the National Geographic article from 2015? Incredible description & images. Thanks for this 🙏

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      1. Mira Behn‏ @tbdnonymous 15 Apr 2019
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        Thank you so much for writing and sharing this.

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      2.  📽 🎞 ℂ𝔞𝔯𝚢 𝕠𝖓, 𝕆𝔩𝕕 ℍ𝘰𝖑𝖑𝕪𝚠𝖔𝖔𝕕! 🎉 🥂 🕰‏ @TimeMachineHQ 15 Apr 2019
        Replying to @mandyinSeaLA @nxthompson @gtconway3d

        Yes! It appears so!https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/jesus-christs-crown-of-thorns-likely-destroyed-in-notre-dame-fire/news-story/479c5ced6b0ec8be4821e11fc694bc99 …

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      2. Dorothy W. Shea‏ @DorothyWShea 15 Apr 2019
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        Yesss! With modern technology, a wonderful replica can be produced of Notre Dame Cathedral.

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      3. M Sharma‏ @mona1961talks 15 Apr 2019
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        But it's not the same. This was shaped by ancient hands and was a testimony to their existence.

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      2. Sharon Dennis‏ @sddphoto 15 Apr 2019
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        Does this mean with enough money they can reconstruct???

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      3.  🏳️‍⚧️ Bleats  🏳️‍⚧️‏ @blackcorvo 15 Apr 2019
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        This means they have very precise imaging and topology of the structures, which would make restoring it to almost-perfect, original state, VERY likely.

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