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Chartres (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about 90 km (56 mi) [4] southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as defined by the INSEE ), [3] 38,534 of whom lived in the city ...
Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral, located in the Centre-Val-de-Loire region, is one of the most authentic and complete works of religious architecture of the early 13th century. It was the destination of a pilgrimage dedicated to the Virgin Mary, among the most popular in all medieval Western Christianity.
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Oct 15, 2018 · The Notre Dame Cathedral (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption) of Chartres in northern France was built in its current Romanesque and Gothic form between...
- Mark Cartwright
Chartres, town, capital of Eure-et-Loir département, Centre région, northwestern France, southwest of Paris. The town is built on the left bank of the Eure River, and the spires of its famous cathedral are a landmark on the plain of Beauce.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Generally ranked as one of the three chief examples of Gothic French architecture (along with Amiens Cathedral and Reims Cathedral ), it is noted not only for its architectural innovations but also for its numerous sculptures and its much-celebrated stained glass.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Chartres cathedral, a UNESCO world heritage site, is one of France's greatest medieval cathedrals, famous for its spires, its exquisite sculptures and its magnificent stained-glass windows, generally considered to be among the finest examples of stained glass windows in Europe.
Chartres is crowned by the two tall spires of its Notre-Dame cathedral, which is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, and slopes gently down to the banks of the Eure. From its medieval neighbourhoods to the frescoes in its Bel-Air district, from the art of stained-glass windows to that of mosaics, you will quickly be charmed by this bright ...
