Au début du printemps, le the second transept arch was under construction. Since then, work has progressed on several fronts at once. So the second story arc has long been in place. Raising the missing pillar will enable us to quickly install the third. Tie rods are also positioned at the arches to consolidate the…
Au début du printemps, le the second transept arch was under construction. Since then, work has progressed on several fronts at once. So the second story arc has long been in place. Raising the missing pillar will enable us to quickly install the third. Tie rods are also positioned at the arches to consolidate the…
As spring returns, our ruined transept sees the resurgence of long-lost elements: the arches. Only one remained, on the belfry side, but the other pillars remained as if orphaned. With the formwork erected in January, other stone bridges are now being built to join one wall to another. From the capitals, the keystones are laid…
Launched at the beginning of the summer, the restoration of the south arm of the Romanesque transept is progressing apace; The first phase of work was impressive; After preparing the area, including the installation of a crane, a concrete slab was poured on the ruin floor; Workers erected scaffolding all over the site; This enabled…
Launched at the beginning of the summer, the restoration of the south arm of the Romanesque transept is progressing apace; The first phase of work was impressive; After preparing the area, including the installation of a crane, a concrete slab was poured on the ruin floor; Workers erected scaffolding all over the site; This enabled…
Removal of partition wall Between the ruined walls of the transept, workers from RBMH are making good progress; Following the casting the concrete slab, they quickly raised the scaffolding against the facades of the church arm. Soon, the entire volume of the transept was lined with metal structures; Workmen now have access to the walls…
This autumn, work has resumed on the transept, to complete the preparatory work on the site; Two milestones have given a new dimension to the work area; First, a plasterboard wall was erected between the choir and the south aisle; In fact, RBMH’s workers quickly knocked down the wall isolating the south arm from the…
The installation of a crane at the corner of the cloister has enabled work to begin on the transept; They began by preparing the site area; And despite the summer vacations, the crane has been busy! The first step was to remove the lapidary stored on the transept floor; As the work progressed, the community…
Work starts again ! After long months of waiting and preparation, work has finally resumed at the abbey! The second stage of our Grand Relèvement project, this ambitious project aims to restore the transept, which has been in ruins since the French Revolution; At the foot of the bell tower, workers from RBMH are hard…
At the beginning of the restoration of our bell tower, in January 2020, we organized a round-table discussion with qualified guests at the Réfectoire des Cordeliers in Paris; Our aim was simple: to define with them the profound issues that justified the rehabilitation of France’s great religious monuments; Why embark on such an adventure? Why…
