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Historical Archive: Chartres Cathedral
Chevet, East end

timbers for choir aisle tie-rods felled 1210-1215
chevet finished around 1220, possibly including stained glass
choir vaults and buttresses around 1260, or by 1221
formal dedication October 17, 1260
Chapel of St. Piatus of Tournai 1326
images move from south to east to north, more to less distant, and top to bottom


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south ambulatory chapels and crypt, Chapel of St. Piatus from south with connecting passage
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southeast tower, chevet, Chapel of St. Piatus from southeast outside garden wall
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southeast tower, apse buttresses, eastern chapels from southeast outside garden wall
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south transept, southeast tower, chevet, Chapel of St. Piatus from southeast
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chevet, Chapel of St. Piatus from southeast
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south transept, southeast tower, chevet, Chapel of St. Piatus from east/southeast
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Chapel of St. Piatus, chevet, northeast tower from east/northeast
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Chapel of St. Piatus, chevet, northeast tower and north transept tower from east/northeast
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Chapel of St. Piatus, chevet, northeast tower, north transept tower, and episcopal palace (Museum of Fine Arts) from northeast
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Chapel of St. Piatus, chevet, northeast tower, and north transept tower from northeast
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Chapel of St. Piatus and chevet from north/northeast
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Chapel of St. Piatus from north
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Chapel of St. Piatus, chevet, northeast tower, and garden from north/northeast
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Chapel of St. Piatus, chevet, northeast tower, and north transept from northeast
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apse roof and northeast tower from northeast
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Chapel of St. Piatus and chevet from northeast
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apse buttresses and chapels from northeast
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apse clerestory window and buttresses, with chapel roofs, from northeast
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top of northeast tower and apse buttresses, from northeast
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chapel roof and apse buttresses, from northeast
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apse clerestory window and buttresses, with single chapel roof, from northeast
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single large chapel windows and crypt
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large chapel window and crypt with small chapel on right
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small chapel/crypt between two large chapels/crypts
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large chapel of crypt
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small and large chapels of crypt
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small crypt chapel between two large crypt chapels
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crypt chapel with sacristy (1260-70) on right