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Chartres Cathedral - Coggle Diagram
Chartres Cathedral
Structure
- typical gothic lancet arches
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decoration
- 172 stained glass windows
- portals are decorated with figure sculptures
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context
because of a fire, cathers cathedral was rebuilt between 1194 and 1225. It is one of the best preserved Gothic cathedrals in Eorope.
function
Because it housed a relic of the virgin mary, chartes was an important pilgrimage destination. There was even a pilgrim's hospital in the crypt
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interior
the nave is three-story with arcade,triforium and an extremely high clerestory
satin glass features
the blue virgin
the virgin mary is represented as the Queen of Heaven with a dove symbolizing the Holy spirit above her. She has a crown and halo and the Christ Child is in her lap