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Vitraux Bang Hai Ja - Copyright CMN
Historical sites and monuments

CHARTRES

Located at the chevet of Chartres Cathedral (13th century), this jewel of 14th-century architecture, adorned with a magnificent collection of antique stained glass windows, was, from the 1970s to the early 2000s, the setting for the precious and ...

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Tombeau du Duc de Sully
Historical sites and monuments

Tombeau du Duc de Sully

NOGENT-LE-ROTROU

Behind the church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité, the splendid tomb of the Duc de Sully and his wife Rachel de Cochefilet was sculpted in white marble around 1641, a reminder of the great wealth and status of the former 'Surintendant Général', Lord ...

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Le château de Swann
Le château de Swann
Historical sites and monuments

Le château de Swann

ILLIERS-COMBRAY

Located in Illiers-Combray near Chartres, around a hundred metres from the “House of Aunt Léonie”, is Château of La Sinterrerie, where a young Marcel Proust’s sensibilities were born. This magnificent, secret estate inspired the writer’s ...

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Eglise Notre Dame et Nativité du XVII° siècle
Historical sites and monuments

Eglise Notre Dame et Nativité du XVII° siècle

NOGENT-LE-ROTROU

This picturesque and somewhat unusual little chapel is home to a set of 80cm-tall terra cotta statues representing the Soisson family.

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Centre international du vitrail
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Museum - Interpreting centre, Historical sites and monuments

Centre International du Vitrail

CHARTRES

In the former barn of the chapter of Chartres, the centre organises exhibitions, courses, and workshops on ancient and contemporary stained glass , visits and art classes.

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Ateliers Loire
Cultural heritage

Stained Glass – Ateliers Loire

LEVES

It is in this factory on the outskirts of Chartres, the world's stained-glass capital, that the Loire family has for 3 generations been crafting the works of art to be found in religious and public buildings all over the workd.

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