Chartres Cathedral presents outstanding authenticity, both through its structure and its decor, notably the portals and their sculptured decoration having undergone little alteration, and the ...

If Notre Dame de Chartres was France’s first cathedral to be listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1979, it is primarily because it is considered the most complete and best-preserved of the ...

The nave inside the cathedral in Chartres. (Photo: Solène Tadié) The phenomenon aligns with a broader trend of religious renewal in France. Already in 2025, ...