General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Rib vault |
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Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
Material: |
Masonry structure |
Architectural style: |
Gothic |
Awards and Distinctions
1979 |
for registered users |
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Location
Location: |
Chartres, Eure-et-Loir (28), Centre-Val de Loire, France |
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Coordinates: | 48° 26' 52.49" N 1° 29' 16.59" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
tower height | 115 m | |
length | 130.2 m | |
vault | height | 36.55 m |
Materials
arches |
stone
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columns |
stone
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walls |
stone
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vault |
masonry
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Chronology
1020 | Construction of the crypt following a fire. |
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1134 — 1155 | Construction of the western façade after a fire destroyed the existing one. |
1155 | Three stained glass windows in the west façade completed. |
1194 — 1221 | Fire destroys the remainder of the original cathedral. Except for the crypt and west façade everything is rebuilt. |
1240 | Completion of the stained glass windows. |
1260 | Consecration. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Chartres Cathedral
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Cathédrale de Chartres
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Cathédrale de Chartres
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Chartres Cathedral (Mary Ann Sullivan)
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Great Buildings Online: Chartres Cathedral
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L'architecture religieuse en Occident: Notre-Dame de Chartres (Eure et Loir)
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Médiathèque de l'Architecture et du patrimoine: Centre: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
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Paradoxplace: Chartres Cathedral
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Photo-en-Ligne: Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Chartres
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Romanes.com: Cathédrale de Chartres
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UNESCO: Sites du Patrimoine Mondial: Cathédrale de Chartres
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Wikipedia: Chartres Cathedral
Relevant Publications
- L'architecture gothique en France 1130-1270. Flammarion, Paris (France), pp. 575. (1990):
- Art & Architecture in Medieval France. Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries. Icon Editions (Harper & Row Publishers), New York (USA), pp. 172-190. (1972):
- L'art français (tome 1). Pré-moyen âge - Moyen âge. Flammarion, Paris (France), pp. 368. (1993):
- Chartres Cathedral. Illustrations, Introductory Essay, Documents, Analysis, Criticism. W.W. Norton & Company. (1996):
- Chartres, la cathédrale. Editions Zodiaque, Saint-Léger-Vauban (France), pp. ca. 250. (2001):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000270 - Published on:
21/05/1999 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021