Assassin's Creed: Unity and deceased artist's work might help rebuild Notre Dame

[LadyStanley]

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article...fP2Cmm510TFz-QCpq1yXaRYJ1dGYsJYiru7sTzfuv0dMA

Nice to see 21st century tech (a couple of 3D renderings) might be able to be used to rebuild the mighty cathedral.

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[Albatros]

Quite possibly also the techniques and materials used will in the end be more modern than the originals, the vulnerable oak roof could simply be replaced by a concrete one or using other more durable and easily available material.

 

[LadyStanley]

Cost and/or "speed" of being able to do the work may come into play as well. And whatever work is needed to integrate with what's left.

Mayor is calling for work to be completed within five years. Me thinks that might be extremely aggressive and optimistic timeline.



Hearing they're calling on architects to design new spire. So new spire might be a lot less gothic-stylistically than was there last.

 

[LadyStanley]

Police official: Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire
Police official: Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire


Paris mayor wants the five year timeline due to Olympics in 2024 hosted there.

 

[Blitzkrug]

I had a fleeting thought that Unity might be able to help that.

I figured someone must have had like, the plans to that building or something but given how it apparently took the team on that game 2 years alone to just recreate Notre Dame, it might be useful depending how how thorough they want to recreate it.

 

[LadyStanley]

Construction started: 1163
Opened: 1345

You think that plans from 850 years ago still exist?

 

[romba]

Quite possibly also the techniques and materials used will in the end be more modern than the originals, the vulnerable oak roof could simply be replaced by a concrete one or using other more durable and easily available material.

Strobe lights and smoke machines would also add to that modern feel