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, ...

Another top Rick Steves pick is Chartres in Lights, a city-wide sound and light show in which the cathedral's facade and other historic buildings and bridges around town are spectacularly ...

For those who can travel outside Paris, he suggested the Chartres Cathedral for its “amazing” stained glass, Cathedral of Reims or the Amiens Cathedral. Work is continuing on the cathedral’s ...

And Fallingwater does that the way Chartres Cathedral does that. That there’s some experience that gets you in your gut and you just feel it. And you can’t quite even say it. My whole life is ...

Palace and Park of Fontainebleau Inscribed on the World Heritage List in1981 - Chateau and Estate of Chambord Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981 - Amiens Cathedral Inscribed on the World ...