Places

How is Chartres known in today's society?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/chartres-known-today-society-137729.html" >How is Chartres known in today's society?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

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 sculpture. It is widely considered to be the finest Gothic cathedral in the world.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Chartres . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: In today's society how is Chartres known? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Art for Art's Sake: The cliche has become the motto for clients who are itching...
Magazine article from: Financial Planning ...made rich kids are in today's art market? Probably...facilities (formerly known as studios). They are...stained glass windows of Chartres. McGee quotes the unctuously...The lifestyle of today's wealthy collectors...to a similar activity known as "charitable giving...
China Galland's pilgrim path.(book reviews)(Book review)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter ...is probably best known for her book Longing...OMITTED] I've known China ever since...Mary she had never known at home, despite...encountered at Einsiedeln, Chartres, Montserrat and...in our hometowns today as in Nepal or Chartres...county historical societies, a reporter, ...
Revive our old prayer book, Church is urged; In its own annual review, a...
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) ...and rather trite today'. He added...to what has become known as Estuary English...Reverend Richard Chartres, share his views...The Prayer Book Society, the organisation...Jonathan Driver from the society's London branch...argument is that people today cannot understand...
A Flood of New Titles Of Biblical Proportions
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...category, where it remains today. "The Celestine Prophecy...pattern copied from thefloor of Chartres Cathedral to guide clients...Paragon. $18.95. 142 pp.) Known in some circles for his work...saving remnant" of our troubled society -- to carry humankind into...
THE ART OF ANGKOR.(U)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) ...located in what is known today as northeastern Cambodia...creations of art by any society of any time in the...Suryavarman II. Today, the ancient city...cathedrals of Notre Dame, Chartres, Reims, Amiens...representing kings as gods. Today's existing bronze...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.