Chartres Cathedral

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres

Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres

King, Thomas Harper (English architect, born 1822)

Chartres, Centre, France

France

rebuilt 1194-1260 (creation)

12th century

13th century

elevation of quadrant of rose window on west façade

section of the window to show mouldings

enlarged foliage from the window, sections

elevations

detail views

Dedicated to Notre-Dame, Chartres Cathedral acquired strong associations with the cult of the Virgin. Most of the 12th- and 13th-century sculpture and stained glass survive, to make the cathedral one of the most 'complete' medieval buildings in existence. The present cathedral was built after a fire in 1194

of the earlier church only the 11th-century crypt and the 12th-century western block survive. The cathedral, built of limestone, is about 34 m high and 130 m long internally. It has a four-bay choir with double aisles and a double ambulatory with six radiating chapels, of which three are shallow and three, reflecting the surviving crypt chapels, are deeper. [A UNESCO World Heritage Site]

Architectural Documentation

cathedrals

churches

religious buildings

details

Gothic (Medieval)

French

Cathedrals -- Gothic -- France -- Chartres -- Cathédrale de Chartres

King, Thomas H. The Study-book of Mediaeval Architecture and Art. Bruges, Belgium: C. Beyaert, 1893, 54.

Public Domain