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  1. Chartres Cathedral
    Chartres CathedralCathedral in Chartres, France
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  2. Location16 Cloître Notre Dame, 28000 Chartres, France
    Completed1252
    AffiliationCatholic Church
    History

    At least five cathedrals have stood on this site, each replacing an earlier building damaged by war or fire. The first church dated from no later than the 4th century and was located at the base of a Gallo-Roman wall; … See more

    Timeline

    • 743 – First mention of a cathedral in Chartres in a text
    • c. 876 – Charles the Bald gives the cathedral an important sacred relic, the veil of the Virgin, making it an important pilgrimage destination. … See more

    Description

    • Length: 130 metres (430 ft)
    • Width: 32 metres (105 ft) / 46 metres (151 ft)
    • Nave: height 37 metres (121 ft); width 16.4 metres (54 ft)… See more

    The towers and clock

    • The Flamboyant Gothic north tower (finished 1513) (left) and older south tower (1144–1150) (right)
    • Detail of the south tower
    • Detail of the Flamboyant Gothic north tower … See more

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