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mo4ch:>From rooftop pool to parking: Notre Dame reconstruction ideas that will haunt you | Mo4ch News

While the public contest for the reconstruction of the ruined roof of Notre Dame is under way, designers, dabblers, and trolls are having a field day envisioning the future of the restored cathedral.Take a swim with the apostlesStockholm-based Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA) have proposed a cross-shaped pool covering the cathedral’s entire roof. Mojitos and bikinis in the shade of the statues of the 12 apostles is a fun idea for those not daunted by the prospect of incurring divine wrath. The designers clearly aren’t.Quasimodo’s well-earned penthouseAptly-named Who Cares Design has envisioned this rooftop villa for Quasimodo, the fictional character of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He has earned it after years starring in rock operas and Disney cartoons, after all.Holy parkingIrish architectural technologist Rob Cross has decided to crank up the absurdity and visualized (after the initial idea was shared on Twitter) what the new Notre Dame roof would look like if rebuilt b…