Chartres Cathedral

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Chartres Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its remarkable stained glass windows, architectural unity, and status as a major medieval pilgrimage site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral
World Heritage Site
pilgrimage church
alsoKnownAs Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
linked to: Chartres Cathedral
architecturalStyle High Gothic
architecturalType cathedral
constructionEnd c. 1220
constructionStart c. 1194
contains Blue Virgin window
Chartres Cathedral labyrinth
linked to: Chartres Cathedral

Royal Portal
Sancta Camisa
north transept rose window
south transept rose window
country France
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres
governingBody Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres
hasFeature crypt beneath the choir
flying buttresses
pointed arches
ribbed vaults
twin western towers
heightOfNorthTower 115 m
heightOfSouthTower 105 m
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalEra High Middle Ages
inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListAs Chartres Cathedral
length c. 130 m
locatedIn Centre-Val de Loire
Chartres
Eure-et-Loir
majorPilgrimageSiteSince Middle Ages
naveHeight c. 37 m
notableFor architectural unity of its High Gothic design
labyrinth in the nave floor
medieval pilgrimage to the Sancta Camisa relic
remarkably well-preserved medieval stained glass
sculpted portals with extensive iconographic programs
patronSaint Virgin Mary
primaryConstructionPeriod 12th century
13th century
province Ecclesiastical province of Tours
religiousAffiliation Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1979
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 81
width c. 32 m

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Centre-Val de Loire contains Chartres Cathedral
Opus Francigenum associatedWithBuilding Chartres Cathedral
Riverside Church inspiredBy Chartres Cathedral
Rose window hasNotableExampleAt Chartres Cathedral
Chartres knownFor Chartres Cathedral
Chartres hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Chartres Cathedral
Chartres hasLandmark Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
linked to: Chartres Cathedral
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot notableWork The Cathedral of Chartres
linked to: Chartres Cathedral
Eure-et-Loir knownFor Chartres Cathedral
Eure-et-Loir UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Chartres Cathedral
León Cathedral inspiredBy Chartres Cathedral
Chartres station nearbyAttraction Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral alsoKnownAs Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
linked to: Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral contains Chartres Cathedral labyrinth
linked to: Chartres Cathedral
High Gothic notableExample Chartres Cathedral
World Heritage Sites in France includesSite Chartres Cathedral
Chartres campus locatedNear Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
linked to: Chartres Cathedral
La Cathédrale setting Chartres Cathedral
subject linked to: La cathédrale
La Cathédrale focusesOn stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral
subject linked to: La cathédrale
linked to: Chartres Cathedral