Description
General View of Cathedral from the South.
The city of Chartres is located on a hill surrounded by a broad plain which in the medieval period contained vineyards and fields of grain. It was probably originally located there for defensive reasons. The profile of the Cathedral profile dominates the surrounding countryside.
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
