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What is Chartres
Chartres is a small city in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France, approximately an hour south-west of Paris by train. Population 42,000. The main attraction for most visitors to Chartres is the 12th century cathedral, considered by many art historians to be the finest surviving example from the High Gothic period.
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"Cathedral of Notre-Dame , Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau , Reims ? Chartres Cathedral ? Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay ? Le Havre."
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"Worship on the site of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame, better known as Chartres Cathedral, goes back to before the Gallo-Roman period; the crypt contains a well that was the focus of Druid ceremonies."
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"It is likely that there was a Christian presence in Chartres from the 4th century, although the earliest documentary reference to a Cathedral here was in 743."
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"[4] Also, on the exterior of Chartres Cathedral, by the north door, there is a carving on a pillar, which alludes to an object sought by the Knights Templars when, in 1118, they undertook excavations beneath the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem and made an important secret discovery."
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"All this worldly froth fades in the stained-glass luster of Chartres Cathedral, so sublime its soft limestone hulk has brought the faithful to their knees for centuries."
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"To construct this impressive building (88 metres by 47), he called upon the architect Victor Louis (1731-1800) Grand Prix de Rome, famous for his work on the Chartres Cathedral, the Palais Royal and the Théâtre Français in Paris."
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"All the events take place in the Chartres Cathedral, and feature the grand organ located in the twelfth-century building."
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"Worship on the site of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame, better known as Chartres Cathedral, goes back to before the Gallo-Roman period; the crypt contains a well that was the focus of Druid ceremonies."
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"Chartres Cathedral, begun in 1194, is the epitome of Gothic architecture."
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About Chartres
annaliisailola from Finland wrote about Chartres 4 years, 5 months ago
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