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152 of original 186 13th c. windows remain	Can you imagine pilgrims seeing this in 1200's?	Cathedral functioned as marketplace in Middle Ages	Cathedral is on highest hill;seen from far away
Cathedral is UNESCO World Heritage Site	Cathedral is world famous for flying buttresses	Cathedral was begun in 12th c.;town center	Chartres a nice traveler-friendly town
Chartres is one hour train ride from Paris	City suffered extensive damage in WWII	Facade of cathedral incredible sight	Famous house covered in ceramics;closed
Finest Gothic cathedral in France; stunning	I wish my shrubs would do this well	Incredible amount of detailed stonework	King Louis IX dedicated cathedral on 10/24/1260
Mary's veil supposedly gift from Charlemagne	Museum of Fine Arts next door to cathedral	Old houses built with timbers&later stuccoed	Old town built on Cathedral hillside
One of world's best collections of stained glass	Part of Mary's veil resides in Cathedral;closed	Porch depicts episodes from Christ's life	Rick Steve's had good tour of cathedral
Rick Steve's says best example of Gothic in Europe	Sorry photos aren't better of stained glass	Stonework told story of Christianity over ages	This porch shows all of the apostles
This spire is from 16th c.;covered original one	Town of 40,000 seemed to have lots of students	Tried to hide scaffolding with tree	Two spires were built at different times
Very dark inside;didn't help my photos

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in Cassis, France
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in Rennes, France
Mont St. Michel 69

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Novotel Chartres Avenue Marcel Proust, BP 817, Chartres Cedex Chartres, Centre, France 13 reviews
Kyriad Chartres Angle Rd 24 et Avenue Gustave Eiffel Chartres, Centre, France 33 reviews
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Comfort Inn Chartres ZA Forum du Coudray, Beauce Angle Rocade-Route d'Orleans Chartres, Centre, France 6 reviews
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