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Jul 20, 2020 · Nantes Cathedral organ, pictured before the fire. Picture: Getty The grand organ, which was situated at the Cathedral's west end, was built in 1619 by Jacques Girardet and substantially added to and altered over the years. The organ survived bombing during World War II, and another fire in 1972.
The main cathedral organ and stained glass, both destroyed by the 2020 fire In the early hours of 18 July 2020, a fire broke out in three parts of the cathedral, one concentrated on the main organ ( grand orgue ) at the west end, originally built by Jacques Girardet in 1621, which was destroyed, [8] [9] [10] a second near a smaller organ to the ...
Jul 28, 2020 · The blaze, which enveloped the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul’s front window in a haze of thick black smoke, destroyed stained glass panels and a 17th-century grand organ, reports French...
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Jul 18, 2020 · Saturday’s fire broke the main stained glass windows between the two towers of the 15th-century cathedral, and destroyed the organ, which dated from the 17th century and was called the “soul ...
Jul 18, 2020 · Fire at French cathedral in Nantes destroys famed organ | AP News. 1 of 14 |. Fire fighters brigade work to extinguish the blaze at the Gothic St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, in Nantes, western France, Saturday, July 18, 2020.
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Jul 18, 2020 · NANTES, France (AP) — French officials launched an arson inquiry Saturday after a fire broke out in the famed Gothic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of the western French city of Nantes....
