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 ...

Another top Rick Steves pick is Chartres in Lights, a city-wide sound and light show in which the cathedral's facade and other historic buildings and bridges around town are spectacularly ...

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 ...

Roche, who has made a name for himself with his work on iconic religious sites like Chartres cathedral in recent years, is ...