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€7million restoration work expected to last until 2023
The hidden side of one of France's best-known visitor attractions is having a €7million facelift.
Some 50m above ground, the northern face of the Abbey on Mont-Saint-Michel, off the coast of Normandy, is undergoing vital work to remove moss from the roof and facade to prevent damp, and reinforce oak beams.
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It is the first time this work has been carried out since the 19th century.
Abbey expert and guide François Saint-James told France 2 scaffolding put up for the restoration work has allowed him to see the abbey in a new light.
"This is the first time that I have seen these walls so close (...) It is a fabulous construction."
The work on the second most-visited tourist monument in France is expected to last until 2023, by which time some 8,500m2 of facades will have been restored.
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