Chartres Cathedral - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Chartres Cathedral - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (), is a Catholic church in Chartres, France, about southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres. Mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220, it stands on the site of at least five cathedrals that have occupied the site since the Diocese of Chartres was formed as an episcopal see in the 4th century. It is one of the best-known and most influential examples of High Gothic"The High Gothic years (c. 1250–1300), "Encyclopaedia Britannica" on-line edition, retrieved May 12, and Classic Gothic architecture,Wilfried Koch, Baustilkunde, 33rd edition 2016, p. 170: Read more on Wikipedia
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