Cathedral of Chartres
Famous Gothic cathedral at Chartres, France. Several churches were built on its site throughout the Middle Ages and subsequently destroyed by fire, but the main building as it appears today was erected between 1194 and 1220, with additions later.
Chartres is particularly celebrated for its stained-glass windows. In Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres, by Henry Adams, the cathedral of Chartres serves as a symbol of the spirit of unity of the Middle Ages.