Discover the Exceptional Restoration of Chartres Cathedral’s Choir Enclosure: Exclusive Evening Tours in 2023

Par Laurent REBOURS
Published on 14 Sep 23 at 9:53 See my news Follow News Chartres A way to celebrate this exceptional restoration in the most beautiful way. (©City of Chartres)

After seven years of work, the choir enclosure of Chartres Cathedral (Eure-et-Loir) was revealed in 2022, completely cleaned and restored.

The City of Chartres wanted to celebrate this exceptional restitution by highlighting part of it in a unique way. This spotlight is presented to the public on the occasion of two exclusive eveningsTHE Friday September 15 and Sunday September 17, 2023.

Two exceptional evenings

This Friday September 15 and Sunday September 17, visits will be organized by the Chartres tourist office to discover, throughout the evening, the lighting of the choir enclosure of the cathedral.

Six paintings will thus be highlighted by a light scenography 3 minutes, from 9 p.m. to midnight (last access 11:45 p.m.).

Visits, by groups of 60 peopleare free and accessible upon compulsory registration on the Ticketing from chartres-tourisme.com. A departure is scheduled every fifteen minutes. Mandatory registrationsLimited places.

Meticulous work was carried out between 2015 and 2022 to restore the choir enclosure of Chartres Cathedral. With our expertise in highlighting heritage, we wanted to honor this exceptional renovation and allow the public to discover part of this exceptional choir statuary ensemble in a different way.

Laurent LhuilleryMunicipal councilor responsible for city animation and events policy

For a city which, for twenty years this year, has decided to highlight its world-famous heritage, such a focus on this exceptional restoration was logical. “Light is the most beautiful way to enhance heritage: it magnifies the whole and allows the eye to be drawn to all the details. We are delighted to offer this unique operation to the public” adds Laurent Lhuillery.

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