# Aerial view

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ARCHITECT, French](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702>)
- Date: 1201-1250
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

Generally ranked as one of the three chief examples of Gothic French architecture \(along with Amiens Cathedral and Reims Cathedral\), Chartres Cathedral is noted not only for its architectural innovations but also for its numerous sculptures and its much-celebrated stained glass. The cathedral&#39;s association with the Virgin Mary \(the supposed veil of the Virgin is kept in the cathedral treasury\) made it the destination of pilgrims in the Middle Ages.

## Related artworks

- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-r10e6085fe276f0>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-r1cabc759162bb5>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-r29d8208cdccbf3>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-r886d27d46eccbc>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-ra5d0857237aab5>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-rbaa78b801abf1f>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-rdd9be552e268bd>)
- [Aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/aerial-view-rfbe4929553223b>)
- [Bird&#39;s eye view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/birds-eye-view-re9a230b45dbd4a>)
- [Burial lantern](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/burial-lantern-r4c2fe7252367e2>)
- [Castle](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/castle-r263e8b7dd8ff25>)
- [Castle](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-french-rdae55df3ad7702/castle-r63b48dd9d20317>)

## Attribution

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