{"id":33823,"date":"2015-10-16T15:04:26","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/lieux\/cathedrale-saint-pierre-et-saint-paul\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:03:44","slug":"cathedral-saint-pierre-and-saint-paul","status":"publish","type":"lieu","link":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/en\/places\/cathedral-saint-pierre-and-saint-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathedral Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Catholic religious building dating from the 15th century, emblematic of the city of Nantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a stanza engraved on the back of the doors that tells us of when the first stones were laid in 1434, and with it one of the longest religious constructions in France was underway, building that wouldn\u2019t be completed until 1893. Repair and restoration work was first undertaken after the 1972 fire and only finished once the cathedral had been returned to its original splendor. Behind the white-stone (and not in the more usual granite) of a double tower front, the nave rises to a full 37.5m – higher than at Notre-Dame in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<\/div><\/section>\n\t

Fire summer 2020<\/h2>

The fire of July 2020 caused a lot of damage, in particular the loss of the great organ, the stalls and the 15th century glass roof, both of which were preserved during the great fire of 1972. The building is temporarily closed until major renovation work can restore its splendour. An exhibition on the forecourt shows the work in progress.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\t\n\t