Chartres Cathedral

World Heritage

France

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Partially begun in 1145 and rebuilt over 26 years after a fire in 1194, Chartres Cathedral is the pinnacle of French Gothic art. Its spacious nave, true to the apex style, its porches decorated with exquisite sculptures from the mid-12th century, and its magnificent stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries, make it a masterpiece.

# reconstruction

# Gothic art

# Stained Glass Windows

# 1145

# Spire-style building

# Exquisite sculptures