Chartres Cathedral Old Building
Prior to the current gothic cathedral, there was another church standing on the current site. The oldest surviving part of the building is a chamber … Read more
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Chartres Cathedral Architecture
Current building Chartres Cathedral, built of limestone, is around 34 m high and 130 m long internally. It has a four-bay choir with double aisles … Read more
Chartres Cathedral Before 1194
Apart from Fulbert’s crypt the earliest part of the Chartres Cathedral is the west end. Architecturally, its most prominent features are the two towers. These … Read more
Chartres Cathedral After 1194
The damage inflicted by the fire of 1194 is hard to assess today, although contemporary chroniclers indicated that it was total. It is possible that … Read more