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	Chartres Cathedral Statues Tip Rating:

Updated By Confucius on August 7, 2005

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The cathedral at
Charters, France has many
statues

by Confucius

When you visit Chartres, you'll inevitably be spending a considerable amount of time looking up. The architects actually intended the cathedral to feature its most beautiful adornments very high on the walls, guiding the eyes of worshippers to look up toward God and Heaven.

There are literally thousands of sculptures and it's nearly impossible to photograph the best ones when you're standing below them.
The sculptures include depictions of workers and scenes of ordinary people's daily lives as well as a multitude of saints. Even French kings and queens have several statues beneath religous figures along a portal near the entrance that I like to call "Royal Row"

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	Flying Buttresses Tip Rating:

Updated By Goner on June 21, 2004

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Flying Buttresses

by Goner

Before buttressing was invented walls were thick and bulky with no space for glass. Once builders began using buttresses, thinner walls could be supported with the buttresses and the stained-glass windows could be included in the construction. You can see these in Chartres and in the famous Notre Dame in Paris. I do think the buttresses in the cathedral in Paris has much more graceful buttresses than at Chartres.

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	Bijouterie (Jewellery Shop)

Updated By Kate-Me on May 29, 2003

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Bijouterie

by Kate-Me

In Chartres I just loved the architecture of the buildings, particularly the traditional French ones, brightly painted ones, with window shutters.
I was often more interested in the shops themselves, than what was inside!

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	Cash Machine

By jnyvegas on January 25, 2005

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by jnyvegas

Right next to the Chartres Cathedral, right to the right of the fron of the church.

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	eure et loir 28

By fabrice on October 12, 2006

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by fabrice

a very beautiful area , where many people from paris came to settle , to live in a quiet place , because houses are cheaper ,and it is not so far from paris

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	Interesting Things in Every Street

Updated By Wowmoment on June 21, 2008

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Charms the child in me

by Wowmoment, 3 more photos

These few pictures give little flavour of this old city.

Plenty of fun to be had just wandering the streets and keeping the eyes open.

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Chartres Hotels

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22 Place Des Epars, Chartres
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6-8 av. Jehan-de-Beauce, Chartres
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Za Des Propylees Route de Gallardon Zac Des Propyles, Chartres
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14, place Drouaise, Chartres
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Avenue Marcel Proust BP 817, Chartres Cedex, Chartres
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Rue des Pierres Missigault ZA Barjouville "La Torche", Chartres
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19 rue des Sablons Villiers-le-Morhier, Eure-et-Loir, Chartres
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