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unknown (French architect) |
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French
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begun 1194 (creation); consecrated 1260 (other)
[date note] Louis IX (Saint Louis) present for consecration in 1260. |
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The present cathedral was constructed on the foundations of the earlier church; the oldest parts of the cathedral are the crypt and Royal Portal (West Portal), remnants of a Romanesque church destroyed by fire in 1194. |
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Chartres, Centre, France
[location note] Eure-et-Loir (department) |
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stone; limestone |
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34 m (height) x 130 m (length) |
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Core 4 Sample Database (VCat)
[source, description] CCO (Cataloging Cultural Objects) Catalog Examples; http://www.vrafoundation.org/ccoweb/cco/examplesindex.html (accessed 12/22/2008)
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Gothic (Medieval); Romanesque |
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architectural exteriors; architectural interiors; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; rulers and leaders; saints; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; religion and mythology; worship |
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construction (assembling) |
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Chartres Cathedral [en, cited, preferred]
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres [fr, cited, alternate]
Notre-Dame de Chartres [fr, cited, alternate]
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buildings; basilicas; buildings; religious buildings; churches; cathedrals |
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| image courtesy Saskia Ltd. |
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Wiedenhoeft, Ronald |
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06/15/90 (creation) |
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18 MB
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[imageOf 1, Core 4 Sample Database (VCat)] |
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© Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft |
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VRA Data Standards Committee, Core 4 Sample Records [href]
http://aal.ucsd.edu/vracore4/
example001.html [source of image] Saskia Ltd. Cultural Documentation, Kfa-0165
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bell towers; spires; rose window |
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digital imaging |
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Total view of West facade |
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digital image |
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