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A visit to Chartres Cathedral, located about 80 kilometres from Paris, can be a confounding experience. The contrasting spires are impressive. So are those soaring stone buttresses. And the glowing stained glass windows...


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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...
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The cathedral and Chartres nearly did not survive World War II. The majority of the cathedral's original stained glass windows are intact, partly because they were removed in 1939 just before German armed forces invaded France. Over the...
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