Chartres
By: Texte de Louis Grodecki
Series: Musée des grandes architectures; Musée des grandes architectures
Publisher: Draeger et Verve
Published: 1963
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre; eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Cathédrale de Chartres
Description: Chartres Cathedral, also known as Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Chartres, is a medieval Roman Rite Catholic cathedral located in Chartres, France, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Paris. It is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The current cathedral, mostly constructed between 1194 and 1250, is the last of at least five which have occupied the site since the town became a bishopric in the 4th century.