Nantes Cathedral

About

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes Cathedral (also locally referred to as "Saint-Pierre Cathedral") is a Catholic cathedral located in Nantes, France. It is the cathedral of the diocese of Nantes, the seat of the bishop of Nantes. Its construction spanned 457 years, from 1434 to 1891, but these delays did not alter the quality or consistency of its Gothic style.

It has been a historic monument since 1862. The cathedral was hit by the bombardments of Nantes, a bomb reaching the sacristy of the cathedral in 1944 and considerably damaging the apse and three chapels. During restoration work, an accidental fire broke out on 28 January 1972, destroying most of the roof.

Restoration of the building lasted until 1985. On July 18, 2020, a new fire, of criminal origin, destroyed the organ of the seventeenth century, the large window of the west facade laid in 1498, representing the Duchess Queen Anne and her mother, as well as various elements of the furniture. The damage is over 40 million euros.

When the cathedral is being restored for several years, the celebrations were...