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ChartresCathedral

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Image ID :	ChartresDB383
View/Description :	Plan
Image Creator :	Wetman
Image Date :	c1887
Image Source :	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ChartresDB383.jpg
Notes :	Lithograph from G. Dehio and G. von Bezold, Die Kirchliche Baukunst des abendlandes, Stuttgart, 1887-1902, plate 383
Rights Owner :	Public Domain
URL to larger image :	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/ChartresDB383.jpg

Image ID :	GT037
View/Description :	Flying buttresses on the north side, viewed from the north tower
Image Creator :	AICT/Allan T. Kohl
Image Date :	undated
Image Source :	http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/medieval/GT/GT037.html
Notes :	http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/index.html
Rights Owner :	http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/license.html
URL to larger image :	http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/images/medieval/GT/512/037.jpg

Image ID :	13299136434_cc)8cdbc76
View/Description :	View of the west facade
Image Creator :	Aleksu
Image Date :	August 2006
Image Source :	http://www.flickr.com/photos/aleksu/1329913634/
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Rights Owner :	Aleksu
URL to larger image :	http://www.flickr.com/photos/aleksu/1329913634/sizes/o/

Work ID :	ChartresCathedral
Title :	Chartres Cathedral Notre Dame de Chartres Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
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Date (of work) :	1145 [BEGUN] 1140s [SOUTH SPIRE] 1145-1194 [WESTWORK, or WEST FACADE] 1194-1220 [COMPLETED] 1260 [DEDICATED] early 16th century [NORTH SPIRE]
Location/Site :	France [TGN] Centre [REGION] [TGN] Eure-et-Loir [DEPARTMENT] [TGN] Chartres [TGN]
GIS Coordinates :	+48.447222+1.487778/
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Description :	A Christian cathedral with a cruciform (cross-like) plan and a rounded apse, with rich sculptural decoration (especially on the west side, or facade) and stained glass, considered one of the finest French examples of Gothic architecture. The 12th century building replaced a Romanesque basilica on the same site which was destroyed by fire (fire damaged the current building as well in 1194). The spire on the south side of the west facade is dated to the 1140s and has a plain pyramid shape; the spire on the north side of the west facade is an early 16th century Flamboyant addition to the old tower. Flying buttresses surround the structure and the nave floor is decorated with a labyrinth pavement.
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Work Type :	Architecture [AAT] Religious buildings [AAT] Cathedrals [AAT]
Measurements :	28 meters (92 ft) long [NAVE] 36 meters (120 ft) high [NAVE] 105 meters (349 ft) tall [SOUTH SPIRE] 113 meters (377 ft) tall [NORTH SPIRE] 10,875 square meters (117,060 sq ft) [AREA]
Material :	stone
Technique :	masonry
Style/Period/ Group/Movement :	Gothic [AAT] French Gothic Medieval [AAT]
Cultural Context :	European [AAT] French [AAT] Christianity [AAT]
Subject :	church religious building cathedral
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Text Reference :	http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/081.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartres_cathedral
Keywords :	relief, stonework, pilgrim, worship, portal, tower
Notes :	Chartres Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A Marian pilgrimage site (especially popular in the 12th century), the cathedral houses a relic of Mary's tunic, the Sancta Camisa, which miraculously survived the fire in 1194 that destroyed all but the west facade. The sculptural program is very complex and includes several centuries of work.