| agent |
unknown (French architect) |
| culturalContext |
French |
| date |
begun 1194 (creation); consecrated 1260 (other) |
| description |
The present cathedral was constructed on the foundations of the earlier church; the
oldest parts of the cathedral are the crypt and Royal Portal (West Portal), remnants
of a Romanesque church destroyed by fire in 1194.
CCO (Cataloging Cultural Objects) Catalog Examples; http://www.vrafoundation.org/ccoweb/cco/examplesindex.html
(accessed 12/22/2008) [description source] |
| inscription |
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| location |
Chartres, Centre, France [site]
Eure-et-Loir (department) [location note] |
| material |
stone; limestone |
| measurements |
34 m (height) x 130 m (length) |
| relation |
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| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Gothic (Medieval); Romanesque |
| subject |
architectural exteriors; architectural interiors; New Testament; Old Testament and
Apocrypha; rulers and leaders; saints; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; religion and mythology;
worship
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| technique |
construction (assembling) |
| textref |
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| title |
Chartres Cathedral [cited, true, en]
Notre-Dame de Chartres [cited, false, fr]
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres [cited, false, fr] |
| worktype |
buildings; basilicas; buildings; religious buildings; churches; cathedrals |
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| image courtesy Saskia Ltd. |
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