Fire destroys most of Chartres Cathedral
A fire consumes the greater part of the cathedral, sparing the west front with its towers and Royal Portal and the crypt containing the relic of the Virgin's tunic. The survival of the relic is treated as a sign that rebuilding is willed, and the rebuilding begins almost immediately - which is how a mature High Gothic building comes to be built in a single fast campaign rather than accreting over centuries.
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
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