Notre Dame impact

Timeline of before, during, and after the fire.

Small synopsis of that day!

Notre Dame Cathedral is the St Patrick's Cathedral of France. It is very well recognized throughout the whole country and the world. It's construction started around the 12th century, hence it is a very antique building that over the years hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into renovating and conserving this piece of history in France. It’s a major touristic attraction that mirrors the impact St Patrick Cathedral has in the city; the difference is that the city it impacts is Paris. So it definitely has that special place in social media, where people relate to this place by the different kinds of pictures and memories they create.

Sadly this month the Notre Dame caught on fire, which brought sorrow throughout the world. No evidence has been found that this fire was caused by anyone or terrorist attack. This gathered the world together through many special places especially churches and brought people closer. Times like this bring all types of religions and nonreligious people together mourning. As sad and horrible this tragedy was, it came in a perfect timing to demonstrate a public memory in action. This outrageous event will be in people's head for the years to come as one of the gloomiest days in history. Historical places create special memories when tragedies happen because the crowd laments together and feel the same pain across. It creates a mutual feeling and memory of how these events took place.

INASANE

St Patrick Cathedral then a few days later after this horrific event will have a lunatic intend to burn down the Cathedral. The security was able to stop the perpetrator before the act. This guy was obliviously trying to burn down St Patrick's Cathedral and imitate what happened to the Notre Dame Cathedral. He brought two large gasoline canisters, lighter fluid, and a lighter. This did not happen, but it created a public memory that everyone will remember. People will link the Notre Dame fire and the attempt of burning the Cathedral down as a memory that will live forever. People that were alive during this time will always remember the time that the Notre Dame fire happened. It will be categorized as a catastrophic moment for the Catholic Church. The St Patrick’s Cathedral will be remembered as a terrorist attempt that will be linked to the Notre Dame. This event is current news now, but will be rembered through social media as what could have been a catastrophical event. As Casey stated, "the crucial tie-line between past and future that is at the heart of public memory can be effected in the slenderest of reeds- so long as these reeds are at once easily reproducible and widely accessible."