I went to Sanssouci in Potsdam last summer and reading about how it was built

It seems that Frederick basically contracted every single master stone mason in western Europe to get it done.

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on April 16th 2019 at 17:38:31

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Interesting tweet about Notre Dame fire fighting protocol (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 16, 16:20:45
- yebbut imagine how cool water-bombing the shit out of it would've looked (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 16, 16:41:55
- I'll be honest - when I saw that shot from above and it looked like a volcano (General Chat) - norway, Apr 16, 16:27:31
  - Yep, anything built can be rebuilt. Glad they saved the genuine Crown of Thorns though. (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 16, 17:32:37
    - I wasn't worried (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:44:25
      - oh, you don't think it's genuine then? They paid a lot for it back in 1238 (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 16, 20:47:01
      - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Apr 16, 17:46:55
  - I think fire seriously damages mortar though, so it might look better than it is (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:28:14
    - But there are French billionaires pledging €100m a pop (General Chat) - norway, Apr 16, 17:30:44
      - I'd hestitate to imagine the actual cost, but I reckon that they'll need (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:35:20
        
        Not sure tbh (General Chat) - norway, Apr 16, 17:46:34
        
        at least in England, we're now training artisans who can do the actual stone/woodwork etc (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:57:46
        
        I went to Sanssouci in Potsdam last summer and reading about how it was built (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:38:31

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