Guided tour of the restoration site of the statue of King David (central portal of the cathedral of Reims)

Name: Guided tour of the restoration site of the statue of King David (central portal of the cathedral of Reims)
Start: 2024-09-21T10:15:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-22T16:45:00+02:00
Location: Cathédrale Notre-Dame

Come and discover the restoration of the statue column of King David (Tollis company), on the occasion of the test site conducted by the DRAC Grand Est, on the central portal of the cathedral of Reims

21 and 22 September 2024Passed

Conditions

Online registration required (free), before Thursday, September 19, 2024\. Limited places (12 people per visit). Duration 30 min. Go to the entrance of the lodge, installed at the foot of the cathedral (between the Palais du Tau and the cathedral).

Registration

DRAC Grand Est

On the occasion of the project-test conducted by the Ministry of Culture (DRAC Grand Est), on the central portal of the cathedral of Reims, the sculptors of the company Tollis present the restoration work carried out on the statue column of King David,

About the location

Cathédrale Notre-Dame

2 Place du Cardinal Luçon, 51100 Reims

Marne
Grand Est

The cathedral of Reims, masterpiece of Gothic art and cradle of the coronation of the kings of France, is one of the very first monuments listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It welcomes one million visitors each year.
Masterpiece of Gothic art built from 1211, it was damaged during the First World War. The cathedral features an architectural feat of the 20th century: a reinforced concrete framework, developed by the architect Henri Deneux, as well as a set of contemporary stained glass designed by Marc Chagall (1974) and Imi Knoebel (2011).
Some important figures about this religious building:
* The towers of the cathedral of Reims count 249 steps
* They rise to 83 meters high
* The floor of the kings is 40 meters high
* The angel of the bell tower is perched at 87 meters high
* Of the 2302 statues, 58 king statues make up the facade
* The frame, whose volume is 2000 cubic meters, weighs 1600 tons