Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, ...

Tours, Poitiers, Rouen, Canterbury, through spreading or diffusion of works. Criterion (iv): Chartres Cathedral is both a symbol and a basic building type. It is the most elucidating example one could ...