Chartres Cathedral

Type: Church

Travel Genus: Sight
Sight Category: Building

Theme Group: French Gothic

As Noted In: 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die, B E S Publishing
As Noted In: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die, B E S Publishing
As Noted In: Notable Art Glass Objects and Windows, Phantom
As Noted In: Notable Christian Places, Music and Text, Phantom
As Noted In: Notable Milieu to Experience, Phantom
As Noted In: Notable Places of Decorative Arts, Phantom
As Noted In: Travelers Challenge - Sophisticated Globetrotter's Record Book, 1987, George Blagowidow
As Noted In: World Heritage List, UNESCO

Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Composition	Food	Event
Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Composition	Food	Event
1220/00/00			Chartres Cathedral is completed
1910/00/00	Charles J Connick	Visitor	Charles Connick learns how changing light effects colored glass after he reads French architect Viollet-le-Duc's 1868 essay on stained glass and visits Chartres Cathedral in 1910.

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Description

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Food

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Person

Association

Description

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Food

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1220/00/00

Chartres Cathedral is completed

1910/00/00

Charles J Connick

Visitor

Charles Connick learns how changing light effects colored glass after he reads French architect Viollet-le-Duc's 1868 essay on stained glass and visits Chartres Cathedral in 1910.

Particulars for Chartres Cathedral:
Area of Significance	Architecture
Criteria	Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance	Art
Sight Category	Building
Building Use	Cathedral
Building Type	Church
Architectural Style	Gothic
Era	Medieval Europe
Area of Significance	Religion
Historic Use	Religious Property
Building Attribute	Stained Glass

Particulars for Chartres Cathedral:

Area of Significance

Architecture

Criteria

Architecture-Engineering

Area of Significance

Art

Sight Category

Building

Building Use

Cathedral

Building Type