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 ...

The public will enter the Cathedral at the corner of Chartres and St. Ann streets. Law enforcement officials are asking the public to limit the amount of personal items and bag size. They are also ...

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 ...

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

It was then given to the Emperor Charlemagne in 876 AD by the Byzantine Empress Irene, and is now kept in the cathedral in Chartres in France. Officials say the piece given to St Peter's was ...