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Chartres Cathedral Map of France and surrounding countries in Western Europe, with a red star marking the location of Chartres Cathedral southwest of Paris, indicating its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Major neighboring countries and bodies of water, such as the English Channel and Bay of Biscay, are also labeled. Chartres Cathedral Chartres Cathedral Chartres Cathedral: “Beautiful Window” The cathedral at Chartres, France. Chartres Cathedral with its two distinct spires and large rose window rises above nearby rooftops, illuminated by warm sunlight against a partly cloudy sky. The north rose window in Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France. Four figures, possibly of the royal family of Judah, stone, 1145–50; Portail Royal of Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France. Height approximately 2.50 m. Chartres
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Jean Favier et al., The World of Chartres (1990; originally published in French, 1988), covers the history of the cathedral and includes more than 200 photographs. Whitney S. Stoddard, Sculptors of the West Portals of Chartres Cathedral (1987), examines the origins of the Chartres sculptures and names possible artists. Jan van der Meulen, Rüdiger Hoyer, and Deborah Cole, Chartres: Sources and Literary Interpretation: A Critical Bibliography (1989), presents sources on all construction at the site until modern times and includes works on ecclesiastical, historical, and iconographic interpretation.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: UNESCO - World Heritage Convention - Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France. May 28, 2026
Add new Web site: CCCS Open Textbooks - PPSC HUM 1021: Early Civilizations - The Cathedral of Chartres. Aug 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Official Site of the Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France. May 06, 2025
Add new Web site: The Ohio State University Pressbooks - Exploring Architecture and Landscape Architecture - Chartres Cathedral. Jun 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Chartres Cathedral � A Sacred Site for Ancient Druids and Christians. Mar 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Art in Context - Chartres Cathedral - Grande Dame of French Gothic Architecture. Jan 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Chartres Cathedral. Nov 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Smarthistory - Cathedral of Notre Dame de Chartres. Sep 25, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Chartres Cathedral. Dec 15, 2022
Add new Web site: UNESCO - World Heritage Convention - Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France. Oct 08, 2022
Article revised. Aug 05, 2020
Expanded the discussion on the church's sculptural decoration and noted that the interior underwent restoration in the early 21st century. May 22, 2020
Corrected display issue. Apr 16, 2019
Replaced photographs. Aug 07, 2015
Photographs of figural sculpture in Chartres Cathedral added. Mar 12, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - Chartres Cathedral. Feb 15, 2009
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
New article added. Jul 20, 1998
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