“It’s a big facelift”: Vannes cathedral under construction for two years [Vidéo]

The cathedral outside the walls… A unique experience that the parishioners of Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Vannes will live for two years. Its liturgical closure, on Sunday January 5, after the 6 p.m. mass, will last for the duration of the restoration project of the nave and side chapels, scheduled from 2025 to 2027

Vannes Cathedral will soon be closed for work for two years (Vincent Le Guern)

Remove and update the liturgical tray

Vannes Cathedral will soon be closed for work for two years (Vincent Le Guern)

“I work for the long term. In 20 years I will have restored the entire cathedral”…

Vannes Cathedral will soon be closed for work for two years (Vincent Le Guern)

Visit from Easter via a tunnel

Around ten trades will be involved, from the stone mason to the painter to the carpenter, without forgetting the heating engineers because the heated floor will also be installed before… The vast majority of local professionals, like the Chapuis house , from Muzillac (56), who will restore the wooden altarpieces. “It’s a motivating project,” says the chief architect of historic monuments. I work for the long term. In 20 years, I will have restored the entire cathedral. We will also take advantage of this work to clean the stained glass windows that need it.” The cost of the work excluding taxes is €3 million.

From Easter 2025, the public will once again be able to enter the cathedral but only for visits to the choir and the transept. He will be able to access it via a tunnel under the scaffolding forest.