Visit the homepage for more information. In 1194 a fire destroyed Chartres' earlier Cathedral. Of the twelfth-century windows that survived, only this figure of Mary and the large windows at the west ...

With the exception of the Romanesque lancets of the west facade and the window of Notre-Dame de la Belle Verrière reset in the south choir, most of the glazing of the 176 windows was accomplished ...

A cathedral of some kind has stood on this site since Roman times ... "A few years ago, I had some quality time all alone at dusk with Chartres' Gothic statues," Steves writes on his blog.