French Church Becomes Brewery and Restaurant

The church Saint-Nicaise de Rouen in Rouen, France, will become a brasserie-restaurant with an additional museum space.
The site dates back to the 7th century, when a chapel was built for the relics of Saint Nicaise.
The current building was reconstructed in reinforced concrete after a fire in 1934 and reopened for worship in 1940.
Due to structural deterioration, water infiltration, and lack of maintenance, the church was closed in 2006 and officially deconsecrated in 2017.
The new project includes a restaurant, on-site beer production, and preservation of some architectural elements. The church’s large organ, completed in 1957 and one of the most important in Rouen, has been removed and will be relocated to another church in Paris for restoration.
Local authorities cited high restoration costs as the main reason for the conversion.
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