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Chartres Cathedral

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France
Date of Inscription: 1979
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)
Core zone: 0.75 ha
Department of Eure-et-Loire, Centre Region
N48 26 51 E1 29 14
Ref: 81

Brief Description

Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, the porches adorned with fine sculptures from the middle of the 12th century, and the magnificent 12th- and 13th-century stained-glass windows, all in remarkable condition, combine to make it a masterpiece.

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