{"id":1021,"date":"2026-03-17T09:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2026-10-24T21:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:55:33","slug":"third-stage-of-the-exterior-renovation-of-st-polten-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/en\/news\/dritte-etappe-der-aussenrenovierung-am-dom-zu-st-polten\/","title":{"rendered":"Third stage of the exterior renovation of St. P\u00f6lten Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-wysiwyg firepress-section--band sd-section--space sd-section sd-section--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-columns wysiwyg-columns-- wysiwyg-columns--1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-columns__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The third phase of the external renovation<\/h2>\n<p>With the <strong>third stage<\/strong> reaches the <strong>Exterior renovation of St. P\u00f6lten Cathedral<\/strong> its most extensive phase to date. The work includes the restoration of the north and south fa\u00e7ades as well as the renovation of the nave roof. The cathedral fa\u00e7ades will be scaffolded after Easter. The work is scheduled to be completed before 11 September 2026, when a concert is to take place in the cathedral square. A tower crane will be erected at the corner of the city library for the construction work.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-image firepress-section--band sd-section--space sd-section sd-section--image\">\n\t<div class=\"image__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"image-wrapper\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom_Etappe-2025_Domturm-673x1024.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom_Etappe-2025_Domturm-673x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dom_Etappe-2025_Domturm\"><\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-wysiwyg firepress-section--band sd-section--space sd-section sd-section--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-columns wysiwyg-columns-- wysiwyg-columns--1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-columns__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The new roof of the nave<\/h2>\n<p><span>A central part of the work concerns the <strong>Roof covering<\/strong> of the nave. The total roof area is around 1100 square metres and comprises around 36,000 roof tiles. Around 300 square metres of this is accounted for by the apse, whose special shape makes it necessary to cut each individual tile to fit precisely. The new roof covering will be designed as a \u201eplain tile double covering\u201c and will be colour-coordinated with the neighbouring diocese building; a brown-red tone is planned. The existing roof covering is around 100 years old. It has been repeatedly repaired in places over the years, but has reached the end of its service life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the course of the carpentry work, the roof truss will be inspected more closely. According to current assessments, it is in good condition. However, the roof battens and formwork will be replaced. Only after the old roof covering has been removed will it become clear whether and to what extent there is additional damage.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-image firepress-section--band sd-section--space sd-section sd-section--image\">\n\t<div class=\"image__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"image-wrapper\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom_Etappe-2026_Dach-768x1024.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom_Etappe-2026_Dach-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral_stage-2026_roof\"><\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-wysiwyg firepress-section--band sd-section--space sd-section sd-section--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-columns wysiwyg-columns-- wysiwyg-columns--1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-columns__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Metalwork and windows<\/h2>\n<p>Plumbing work is also planned. The existing <strong>Sheet copper<\/strong> is largely in good condition and will be repaired and reused where necessary. Sheet iron parts such as rain gutters and downpipes, however, will be replaced with copper sheeting. The sheet iron roof on the north side will be given a new coating. There are also plans to repair the windows, especially the lanterns above the side aisles. However, the south-facing cloister is not part of this construction phase.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-image-slider firepress-section--band sd-section--full-width sd-section--space sd-section sd-section--image-slider\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-slider\" data-sd-image-slider>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slider__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slider__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-slider__image\" src=\"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom_Etappe-2026_Nordfassade_Dach-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral_stage-2026_north_facade_roof\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slider__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-slider__image\" src=\"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom_Etappe-2026_Suedfassade_Mittelschiff-oben-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Apsis turret on the south fa\u00e7ade of St P\u00f6lten Cathedral\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"swiper-button-prev slider-button--prev\" aria-label=\"Show previous pictures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-left-long\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"swiper-button-next slider-button--next\" aria-label=\"Show next pictures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-right-long\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-wysiwyg firepress-section--band sd-section--space sd-section sd-section--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-columns wysiwyg-columns-- wysiwyg-columns--1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-columns__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Wheelchair-accessible entry to the cathedral<\/h2>\n<p><span>At the same time, a <strong>Barrier-free access to the cathedral<\/strong> worked on. This project is currently still in the planning phase. Implementation is scheduled to begin in 2026. Coordination with the Federal Monuments Office and the City of St. P\u00f6lten is required for the specific solution. One of the options under discussion involves lowering the ground level of the cathedral square in the area of the south entrance in order to provide barrier-free access to the cathedral.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Following the third stage of the external renovation, further phases of construction will follow \u2013 you can find details of all the stages at <a href=\"\/en\/projects\/dom-st-poelten\/\">St P\u00f6lten Cathedral Project<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>You can also find out more in the <a href=\"https:\/\/on.orf.at\/video\/14315096\/niederoesterreich-heute-vom-13032026\">ORF contribution<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"firepress-section firepress-image firepress-section--band sd-section--space sd-section sd-section--image\">\n\t<div class=\"image__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"image-wrapper\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Foto-PK-682x1024.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/sankt-dankt.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/Foto-PK-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Press event on Domplatz in front of the cathedral tower, which is currently covered in scaffolding, to mark the third stage\"><\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the third stage, the exterior renovation of St. P\u00f6lten Cathedral has reached its most extensive phase to date.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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