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Francis I made it a duchy in 1528. Chartres' fame today stems largely from its magnificent Gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame (12th to 13th cent.) remarkable for its two spires (375 ft/114 m and 350 ft/107 m) its stained glass windows and its superb sculp ...

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