Comments on: Chartres Cathedral, a Theological Aspiration

By: Dwayne Liddy

Dwayne Liddy — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:37:56 +0000

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By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:11:53 +0000

There are also side trips available along the Chartres Cathedral. You should include a visit to the streets of Chartres’s Vieux Quartier. This streets is from the cathedral itself down to the distant location of Eure River. There you can find 800-year-old houses that owns a colorful facade. You can also explore the 16th to 20th century collections at Musee des Beaux Arts de Chartres which is right next to the cathedral.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:07:08 +0000

The cathedral is open daily 8 in the morning until 8 in the evening on the months of May through October and its tours are guided in English language. It opens 8 in the morning until 7:15 in the evening on the months of November through April. The admission is for free which if a very good offer for tourists whose budget is not that high.

By: Sheena

Sheena — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:28:28 +0000

I have also read about how the people in the Chartres helped to rebuild this magnificent cathedral. And true enough, the efforts of those people were not put in vain. In fact, I consider this to be one of the greatest and most beautiful edifices in the whole of Paris. The amazement that you get just by looking at the pictures of the cathedral will be doubled once you see in person. Though it is quite a few kilometers away from the city of Paris, the trip is well worth it once you get to see the untouched gothic beauty of Chartres Cathedral.

By: jenny mae

jenny mae — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:25:31 +0000

The Chartres Cathedral has also been through lot during the course of history. In fact, The exact location of the Chartres Cathedral was also the site of 4 other cathedrals before it. However, all of those cathedrals were all burnt down by a huge fire. The Chartres Cathedral also had its share of a fire, on two separate occasions to be exact. The first incident, the cathedral was spared but unfortunately half of the town was burnt down. The second fire incident was actually cause by a lightning which caused the destruction of the west tower, façade, and the crypt.

By: Gelyn

Gelyn — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:09:14 +0000

While I was still driving towards the quiet town of Chartres, the two towering spires of the Chartres Cathedral were already visible. Truly, there are a lot of world heritage sites in the vicinity of Paris, and France in general; however this was one of the very first heritage sites in the whole world. And it truly does deserve to be a heritage site because of the incredible details and elegance that they have put into making this cathedral.