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Historical Archive: Chartres Cathedral Interior timbers for nave aisle tie-rods felled in 1195, for choir aisle tie-rods 1210-1215 nave arcades before 1210, chevet finished around 1220 (possibly including stained glass), stalls of canons 1221 transepts under continuing construction 1230s choir vaults and buttresses around 1260, or by 1221 chancel screen (jubé, Clôture de choeur, Tour du choeur), limestone: Jean Texier/Jehan de Beauce 1514-29, additions through mid-18th c. west end of nave. The windows have their own page. nave and apse to northeast, daylight nave and choir to northeast, evening with artificial light nave, choir to east, daylight nave, choir to east, evening with artificial light nave, choir to east with only artificial light nave vaults 1220s north nave elevation to northwest north nave elevation to north nave north triforium north nave arcade and aisle to northeast: alternating supports north nave arcade and aisle to northeast, oblique from below north aisle to east north aisle with windows St. Lubin 1205-15, St. Eustace c.1210 north aisle to east/southeast north aisle to east/southeast, with more of nave. Nave has been cleaned; aisle has not. north aisle pier with south nave elevation north aisle piers, nave with oak organ case 1475/1481/1542/1614/1868 choir and apse to east. Marble/stucco cladding Victor Louis 1767-88, restored 2008-09 high altar with Assumption of the Virgin: Charles-Antoine Bridan, 1763-73, marble altar cross; Mary from Assumption; Apostles window 1210-25, Last Supper through Christ blessing apse with ambulatory vaults apse vaults, clerestory windows, triforium to east apse triforium choir and apse vaults bef. 1221 or c.1260; clerestory windows, triforium to north axial clerestory window of Mary 1210-25, restored 1415, Gaudin 1920; 12.26 x 2.18 m axial window: Men carrying poss. bread; Annunciation axial window: Visitation axial window: Virgin and Child apse clerestory, chancel screen, ambulatory vaults chancel screen; 1526 astronomical clock chancel screen, southeast ambulatory south aisle to east with chancel screen