stained glass windows, and pointed arches. These main features were brought to life first mainly in Chartres Cathederal. This building is the prototype Gothic building, but the cathedral is in fact a mix of different styles. Built in a relatively short period of time, it is hailed as a "beautifully unified" building. In reality, there are numerous subtle adjustment and variations in the details. The Chartres Cathedral boasts the larges maze of any church in the world and the most stained glass windows.
The South tower was completed in the 1160, and the North tower was completed in the 1150 and rebuilt in 1513 after the destruction of the wooden steeple by the fire, hence the miss-matched towers.The r
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