She seems less affected than Notre-Dame from the outside. The structure rebuilt in concrete after the fire of 1972 is intact. But the work is nonetheless very complex. ”
Clémentine Mathurin, curator at the Directorate of Cultural Affairs (Drac) of the Pays de la Loire, points to the Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral in Nantes.
From the forecourt, no trace of the fire of July 18 is visible.
High gates prohibit approaching less than 20 meters from the vermeil red entrance gates, one of which dates from 1434.
“Here we had three fires concentrated on the western facade, which will make it possible to limit only certain work areas during the coming months, ”
continues the specialist.
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Hence the hope of a partial reopening during 2021.
“We could make the sacristy and the Saint-Clair chapel accessible to the faithful, which have not been touched,
hopes Father François Renaud, administrator of the diocese of Nantes.
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