Inside the chapel, between tradition and modernity | The Eiffel and the small terrace

A few steps away from the guards’ room, you are in the surprising Eiffel room, whose framework was designed by the famous engineer Gustave Eiffel at the request of Léon Dru. Made of iron and shaped like a cradle, it is easily identifiable. This room pays tribute to French civil engineering, and injects modernity into a building that is more than half a century old.

The chapel is surrounded by a curtain wall, from which the view of the surroundings is admirable. You can also notice from here the garden of the landscape designer Pascal Cribier between the Dungeon and the Chapel, which you will discover in the next part of the visit.

The roof of the chapel is inspired by the recommendations of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. This famous architect and conservator of many monuments was a specialist of the Middle Ages. He was instrumental in the rediscovery of medieval architecture in the 19th century along with Prosper Mérimée, general inspector of historical monuments. Viollet-le-Duc devoted a section to Vez in his Dictionary of French architecture.