chartres cathedral stained glass Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/chartres-cathedral-stained-glass Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:01:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 CATHEDRAL CHARTRES, FRANCE http://toursmaps.com/cathedral-chartres-france.html http://toursmaps.com/cathedral-chartres-france.html#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 15:59:16 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=221080 ARCHITECT UNKNOWN During the night of June 10, 1194 disaster struck the northern French city of Chartres when a fire swept through its streets. Much of the walled city was destroyed, and the cathedral sustained severe damage-only the west front and crypt survived. The task of rebuilding it according to the original ground plan began almost immediately, and the new cathedral was largely complete by 1223. It subsequently survived major conflicts, including the French Revolution, but the various restoration works that have taken place over the years have not altered the essential unity of its design. The building remains an

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