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Must See

The majestic Gothic cathedral of Chartres
rising up at the heart of the Old Town

The nave has a soaring
37-m (121-ft) high ceiling. The Our Lady of the Pillar,
carved from dark pear wood, The glorious rose window
is a 16th-century replica of in the south transept with
a 13th-century statue. Christ at the centre

The windows cover
a surface area of
over 2,600 sq m
(28,000 sq ft).

WHAT ELSE TO SEE
IN CHARTRES
Chartres has a handsome
medieval old town with plenty
of half-timbered buildings and
cobbled streets. More lovely
stained-glass windows can be
seen at the Benedictine abbey
church of St-Pierre, while a
permanent exhibition of
Sculptures on Renaissance stained glass, as
the South Porch well as exhib itions of contem-
(1197–1209) reflect porary work, are displayed at
stories from the the Centre International du
The largest in France, New Testament. Vitrail (www.centre-vitrail.org)
the predominantly early next to the cathedral.
11th-century crypt houses
the Veil of the Virgin relic.
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