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, ...

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The architect responsible for the restoration work in progress at France’s Chartres Cathedral has responded to criticism that the historic church has been repainted. “The belief that a heavy-duty ...

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. . . Could she ever die? I could never believe it. She awaits unborn generations worthy of understanding her.—Auguste Rodin. The most celebrated Gothic monument in Christendom had survived four years ...

Notre Dame of Chartres Cathedral in France, a Christian landmark since the Middle Ages, is currently celebrating the first millennium of its foundation. This Marian shrine, whose fame almost equals ...

Cityscape of Chartres with the Notre Dame de Chartres cathedral in the background. There is a body of water in the foreground, a bridge at the right and buildings in the center.

In La Cathèdrale, French novelist and art critic Joris-Karl Huysmans describes the experience of sitting in Chartres Cathedral just before dawn: this forest of the church…became absolutely ...

For a chance to experience the mystery of the medieval church through statues, glass and relics, France's Chartres Cathedral, just an hour from Paris by train, is ideal. The towering Gothic cathedral, ...

When I was last in the cathedral of Chartres, I saw a lot of scaffolding — the apse was full of it, and you couldn’t get close — but I did not realize what was going on. I thought they were cleaning ...

American Friends of Chartres Honors the Memory of Col. Welborn B. Griffith, the first World War II “Monuments Man” on Aug. 16 He died exactly 70 years ago, Aug. 16, battling in France against the ...