Chartres is consecrated
The rebuilt cathedral is consecrated, retaining an exceptional proportion of its 12th- and 13th-century stained glass. The glass is the reason the interior is much darker than most modern visitors expect: the point of the structural system was never brightness, it was the replacement of wall with image.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- Chartres Cathedral · site · France
Evidence
Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.
Chartres Cathedral - UNESCO World Heritage List
Chartres Cathedral, rebuilt from 1194 after fire and substantially complete within a generation, is inscribed on the World Heritage List. V55 verification basis: whc.unesco.org is blocked by the environment egress proxy; inscription year and list reference number are stated from established record and must be confirmed.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre / World Heritage Committee · inscribed 1979 · Partly verified
UNESCO World Heritage List, Chartres Cathedral (inscribed 1979), https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/81/
Recorded on Chartres Cathedral
- Fire destroys most of Chartres Cathedral
- The high vaults of Chartres close at about 36-37 m
- Chartres is consecrated
Related
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- The high vaults of Chartres close at about 36-37 m · c. 1220
- Fire destroys most of Chartres Cathedral · 1194-06-10