Abbaye de la Lucerne (Manche)
A vast campaign is underway to restore the Mill House to accommodate the Spiritual and Cultural Center.
A vast campaign is underway to restore the Mill House to accommodate the Spiritual and Cultural Center.
The current château was built on the foundations of a feudal structure destroyed in 1592, during the Wars of Religion, by the Catholic troops of the Duke of Mayenne.
The origins of Bourmont date back to 14th century but much of what remains today is from the 15th-18th centuries. The remains of the ancient defensive structure are visible at the base of the wall of the dry moats and the towers.
The Abbaye de Lérins has been home to generations of Monks. It is undergoing an extensive restoration to save the exceptional fortified tower-monastery, an emblematic site in the history of Christianity in the Mediterranean.
The priory, the only Clunisan site in Savoie and Haute Savoie, is under consideration to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in conjunction with the European Federation for Clunisian Sites.
This major site for the history of sports and Franco-American relations will be massively restored by 2024 just before the opening of the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Restorations primarily in the cellar and foundation, due to the natural aging process and deterioration of the materials.
Repair the first-floor structural framing, which shows signs of its age.
Restoration project: to rebuild Kankakee River Valley’s First Log Schoolhouse (1837-48) on a Heritage Preserve west of Letourneau Home/Museum.
Restoration project: complete restoration of the exterior façades, roof and the church’s interior.