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Historical Archive: Chartres Cathedral of Our Lady, Cathédrale Notre-Dame foundations reused from older building partly destroyed by fire on June 10, 1194 Western façade: center and lower parts of towers shortly before mid-12th c. south spire completed around 1165 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 formal dedication October 17, 1260 north spire Jean Texier/Jehan de Beauce 1507-1513 stained glass restored early 15th c., 1658-82, late 19th c., west windows 1976, nave/aisles 1986-88 fire 1836; replacement roof with iron framework 1837-39 major cleaning and restoration under Patrice Calvel 1998-2013, continuing to present photographed in 2016 Exterior        West façade        North and South sides        Chevet, East end Interior, with separate pages for        Windows of West façade        North transept        South transept windows        Notre Dame de la Belle-Verrière, Blue Virgin        Ambulatory and radiating chapels Memorial to Emile Mâle west façade from west/southwest north transept ambulatory north buttresses