Commented visit: "When the cathedral gets a beauty"

Name: Commented visit: "When the cathedral gets a beauty"
Start: 2022-09-17T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T15:30:00+02:00
Location: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie

Take advantage of a multi-voice tour to discover the ongoing work on Sainte-Marie d'Auch Cathedral!

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free.

©Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne

What are the workers doing on the scaffolding set up against the bedside for several months?
Delphine Lacaze, Assistant Regional Curator of Historic Monuments and Catherine Gaich, Curator of Historical Monuments will travel from the Occitanie Regional Cultural Affairs Directorate to explain the issues and choices chosen during this work.
A guide to the Land of Art and History and the workers working on the project will also intervene so that these restorations have no secrets for you!

About the location

Cathédrale Sainte-Marie

Place de la République, 32000 Auch

Gers
Occitanie

Built in 1489 on the site of the former Romanesque cathedral and completed in 1680, it is considered one of the last Gothic cathedrals in France. The facade (16th-17th centuries) perfectly illustrates its different architectural styles (Gothic, Renaissance and Classical). Inside, the 18 glass windows of Arnaut de Moles (16th century), the 113 choir stalls carved in oak (16th century) and the large organ of Jean de Joyeuse (17th century) constitute the masterpieces of the building. Since 1998, the cathedral has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the Ways of Santiago de Compostela in France.