The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral in Nantes caught fire on Saturday. Express highlights his reconstruction of three questions. fifteen months
The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral in Nantes caught fire on Saturday. Express highlights his reconstruction of three questions.
Fifteen months after the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes cathedral also fell victim to flames on Saturday. At the report of a passerby at 7:45 am, firefighters managed to contain the fire after approximately two hours. A quick reaction that, however, did not prevent major damage. Parallel to the investigation to determine the reasons for this fire, numerous experts are working on the restoration of the building. Vlak Express made the point in three questions.
What was destroyed by the fire?
the organ and organ, dating from the 17th century, were destroyed. “There is a lot of damage at the pulpit level of the organ, it is a pile of charred wood, the stones have exploded,” Valérie Gaudard, curator of regional historical monuments and the Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs (Drac), told AFP. . Loire lands.
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like a 19th century painting by Hippolyte Flandrin. “There are things that cannot be replaced, like Hippolyte Flandrin’s table, Saint Clair healing the blind, is lost forever. It is a great sadness”, said the Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot, who went to the area on Saturday.
The fire also destroyed “part of the choir pews and the stained glass windows on the façade, some of which are remains of 16th century stained glass windows,” added the commissioner. “Also the area of the transept and the presbytery were greatly affected,” said Valérie Gaudard, according to whom “the stones are in a very unstable state.”
Who will finance the renovation?
If Prime Minister Jean Castex already affirmed on Saturday that the State “will take its part” in the reconstruction, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire went further on Monday morning. “The state will support the restoration of the Nantes cathedral,” he said on RMC-BFMTV. “It is an obligation of the State because it is its property, it is an obligation because it is our culture, that is why we are going to present it,” continued the Minister of Economy.
The state owns more than 80 cathedrals in France. The Ministry of Culture will finance all the maintenance, repair and restoration of the cathedrals, “within the provisions of the 1905 law on the separation of Church and State”, the Ministry of Culture website indicates in this regard.
The Heritage Foundation also launched an appeal for donations on Saturday to restore the great pipe organ. “All gifts from this subscription will be fully refunded,” the organization says on its website. This Monday afternoon, more than 32,000 euros have already been raised.
How long will the rebuild take?
If at this stage it is still difficult to decide the exact duration of the restoration work, according to several experts they should last at least several years. At Europe 1, Pascal Prunet, a French architect, has been at the table for a period of approximately three years. “We can aspire for the cathedral to be iconic, maintaining the spaces of the place. But at the same time it should be. This is a building that receives the public, so it is necessary to have a security facility”, advance -t- Illinois.
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A chronology that confirms the 20 minutes of Philippe Charron, head of heritage, architecture and protected areas of the regional administration of cultural affairs (Drac). According to him, the closure will be considered for “several years.” “Government services are fully mobilized, but it is important to know that there are scientific and technical time limits, which will be incomprehensible. First, it must give us time to measure with a magnifying glass the exact extent of the disturbance, ”he says. .
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On this subject, Prime Minister Jean Castex expressed his desire to rebuild “as quickly as possible” during his trip to Nantes on Saturday. Also present on the same day, the Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot, insisted on the magnitude of the task. “The quality of the French patrimony implies a fairly large financial effort and, of course, the State will be there for the operation, which will necessarily be a long one,” she stressed. On-site teaching experience should allow for the schedule to be adjusted in the coming weeks.
Date Updated: July 20, 2020, 1:58 PM
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