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The choir wall of Chartres Cathedral (French - clôture de chœur or tour du chœur) is a piece of stone architecture and sculpture in Chartres Cathedral, over 6 metres tall and around 100 metres long. It was commissioned right at the start of the 16th century by Jehan de Beauce to keep the laity out of the liturgical choir.
Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), ... Choir wall (16th–18th centuries)
Pages in category "Chartres Cathedral" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres; Choir wall of Chartres ...
The French definition of "Gothique Classique" calls for a long nave covered with quadripartite rib vaults and flanked by collateral aisles, a large transept, a choir, and a semi-circular disambulatory leading to a ring of small chapels. This model appeared at Chartres Cathedral and was copied at Reims Cathedral and other later structures. [9]
Académie d'Orléans - Fiche enseignant : Tour du chœur de la cathédrale de Chartres - L'Annonciation (Jehan Soulas) Archived 2006-02-14 at the Wayback Machine; Archives départementales d'Eure-et-Loir : Contrat avec le sculpteur Jehan Soulas pour l'ornementation du chœur Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
The stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral are held to be one of the best-preserved and most complete set of medieval stained glass, notably celebrated for their colours, especially their cobalt blue. They cover 2600 square metres in total and consist of 172 bays illustrating biblical scenes, the lives of the saints and scenes from the ...
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Choir wall of Chartres Cathedral; F. The Feast of Herod (Donatello) H. Head of Saint John the Baptist (Rodin) J. Saint John the Baptist (Ghiberti) John the Baptist ...