Here&#x27;s my translation of the first part of the article:<p>&quot;Paintings of an exceptional quality have been discovered in Poitiers cathedral this year: 900 square meters of painted murals dating to the 13th century, hidden under a coat of whitewash since the 18th century. The vivid colors and the designs have in large part survived. It took an infiltration of water in the southern transept of the Saint-Pierre catheral in Poitiers to rediscover these works. Damaged stones needed to be replaced, and historical researchers took the opportunity to examine the stones.<p>Good choice! Behind the layer of whitewash laid down in the 18th century, undoubtedly to hide these sublime paintings, which were too damaged or outdated in terms of the taste of that age, there was color. The simple masonry construction was transformed suddenly into a monumental site.&quot;