Troyes (FR): Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul

A church building has been on the site of Troyes Cathedral since the 5th century. Begun in the 1200's it took a couple hundred years to complete the cathedral: chancel, nave, stained glass, pulpitum, towers. The modern history of the organ dates from 1731-1736 when Jacques Cochu installed an instrument in the gallery. The French Revolution led to creative methods of preservation. The instrument survived the Romantic era unchanged, but not the neo-Classic "wave." Work by Danion-Gonzalez between 1964 and 1969 radically altered the sound of the instrument. The most recent though less substantial work seems to have been completed in 2004. The case was declared a national treasure in 1974, which helps explain the consistent representation of it in many photographs. Without knowing for sure, I suspect my card dates from the early 1900's perhaps around the time Jacquot-Jeanpierre did work on the instrument. My unused card is in black and white with red lettering on the front. Though it's hard to read, it seems that Granddidier of Troyes produced the card.