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Notre-Dame Church, Royan

Notre-Dame Church, Royan

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Notre-Dame Church, Royan

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Location: Royan, Rochefort, New Aquitaine, France

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Completed in 1958 in response to the mayor of the time who wanted the architect Guillaume Gillet to use his church to revive the city of Royan, which had been laid low by the bombings of 1945, Notre-Dame, the concrete cathedral as André Malraux had called it, has just had a makeover. The operation, broken down into five phases of work, was spread over a period of three and a half years, the restoration of the west façade, the canopy, the roofs of the north and south aisles, the terraces, the baptistery, the portico and the high altar.

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On August 22, 1962, Robert Boisseau was awarded the contract to build an organ in the new church. On a very high gallery, Robert Boisseau built an organ with four …

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Location: Royan, Rochefort, New Aquitaine, France

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