Rebuilding of Chartres Cathedral

Timeline

1. 1160–1165Chartres Cathedral · ChartresIn the early 1160s, craftsmen raised the nave vault while retaining part of the Romanesque structure, employing pointed arches and rib-vaulting techniques to increase the building's height and lighting, marking Chartres's substantive shift toward the Gothic style.
2. 1165–1170Chartres Cathedral · ChartresThis phase continued to perfect the west facade's twin towers and triple portal, and installed and repaired the famous stained glass windows. Chartres became renowned for its window art and an important center of medieval religious art.