6 Sights in Chartres, France (with Map and Images)

Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, is a Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France, about 80 km southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres. Mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220, it stands on the site of at least five cathedrals that have occupied the site since the Diocese of Chartres was formed as an episcopal see in the 4th century. It is one of the best-known and most influential examples of High Gothic and Classic Gothic architecture, It stands on Romanesque basements, while its north spire is more recent (1507–1513) and is built in the more ornate Flamboyant style.

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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres, in the French department of Eure-et-Loir, is the city's main museum. It has the Musée de France label. Located in the former episcopal palace, classified as a historical monument with a set of thirteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, next to the famous cathedral, it houses a varied collection of works of art: paintings, drawings, sculptures, works of art, archaeology, furniture, etc.

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The Church of Saint-Pierre is a church in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir), classified as a historical monument since 1840. Before the Revolution, it was the church of the abbey of Saint-Père-en-Vallée, the remains of which date back to the seventh century. The church became a parish in 1803.

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The church of Saint-Aignan owes its name to the bishop of Orléans around 400, a time when a pre-Romanesque church was already built there, later replaced by other buildings that suffered fires in the twelfth century, then in 1262. Saint-Aignan was the parish of the Counts of Blois and Chartres.

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The Maison Picassiette is an example of naïve architecture made up of earthenware and glass mosaics cast in cement. It is located in Chartres, France and depends on the Museum of Fine Arts of the city.

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The Abbey of Saint-Père-en-Vallée was a monastery just outside Chartres in France. Founded by Queen Balthild in the seventh century, it adopted the Benedictine rule in 954 and joined the Congregation of Saint-Maur in 1650. It was closed with all other monasteries during the French Revolution in 1790. Today, its buildings lie within the city of Chartres and are classified as a historical monument. The church, Église Saint-Pierre de Chartres, continues to serve as a parish church.

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