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Chartres Cathedral, ... The Chapel of Saint Piatus of Tournai was a later addition to the cathedral, built in 1326, ... Textiles were sold around the north transept ...
Chartres Cathedral: Chartres, France: Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) 1.06 (2.6) 1979: The cathedral was started in 1145 and rebuilt after a fire in 1194. It is a masterpiece of French Gothic art. The sculptures are from the 12th century and the stained-glass windows are from the 12th and 13th centuries.
It was built on the site of the former Chartres cathedral of Romanesque architecture, which was destroyed by fire in 1194 (that former cathedral had been built on the ruins of an ancient Celtic temple, later replaced by a Roman temple). Begun in 1205, the construction of Notre-Dame de Chartres was completed 66 years later.
cathedral, minor basilica Chartres Cathedral Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres: Chartres: Chartres: Blessed Virgin Mary: cathedral, minor basilica; World Heritage Site Choisy Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Louis-et-Saint-Nicolas de Choisy: Créteil: Choisy-le-Roi: Saint Louis; Saint Nicholas: former cathedral (1966–87), parish church Cimiez ...
Many Gothic cathedrals, like Notre-Dame de Paris and Chartres, were built on the sites of Romanesque cathedrals, and often used the same foundations and crypt. In Romanesque times the crypt was used to keep sacred relics, and often had its own chapels and, as in the 11th-century crypt of the first Chartres Cathedral, a deep well. The Romanesque ...
Jehan (Jean) Texier or Le Texier (before 1474 – 29 December 1529 in Chartres [1]), better known as Jehan (Jean) de Beauce was a 15th/16th-century French architect. He is known for his works of religious architecture, notably on the Chartres cathedral of which he reconstructed the northern spire.
In 1793, the Cathedral of Chartres was converted to a Temple of Reason. The Diocese was reestablished at the Concordat of 11 June 1817 , although a new bishop was not appointed until 1821. From 1800
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