Editing Chartres Cathedral (section)

== Timeline ==
* '''743''' – First mention of a cathedral in Chartres in a text<ref>Events and dates below are mainly from Prache and Jouanneaux, "Chartres – la Cathédrale Notre Dame, (2000), Centre des Monuments Nationaux, Éditions du Patrimoine, p. 94</ref>
* '''c. 876''' – [[Charles the Bald]] gives the cathedral an important sacred relic, the veil of the Virgin, making it an important pilgrimage destination.<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1020''' – Fire damages cathedral. Bishop Fulbert begins reconstruction.<ref>Lours, "Dictionnaire des Cathédrales" (2018), p. 131</ref>
* '''1030''' – New cathedral dedicated by Bishop Thierry, successor to Fulbert<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1134''' – Construction of the Royal Portal<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1170''' – Completion of south bell tower<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1194''' – Fire destroys much of city and a large part of the cathedral, but spares the crypt and the new façade. Fund-raising and rebuilding begins immediately.
* '''1221''' – New vaults are completed. The chapter takes possession of the new choir.
* '''1210–1250''' – Major installation of stained glass windows in choir and nave installed<ref>https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/81/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619105548/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/81 |date=19 June 2021 }} UNESCO World Heritage Site page – Chartres Cathedral</ref>
* '''1260''' – Consecration of the new cathedral in presence of [[Louis IX]] (Saint Louis). Roof built over chevet, transept and nave
* '''1270–1280''' – Sacristy completed
* '''1324–1353''' – Construction of the chapel of Saint Piat
* '''1417''' – Chapel of the Annunciation completed
* '''1507–1513''' – North tower, damaged by a fire, is rebuilt in Flamboyant Gothic style
* '''1513''' – Work begins on the choir tower by Jehan de Beuce<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1520'''- Pavillon de l'Horloge clock tower loge begun on the north side
* '''1594''' – Since [[Reims Cathedral]] is occupied by the Catholic League, coronation of King [[Henry IV of France]] held in Chartres<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1789''' – Following French Revolution, church property seized and Catholic worship forbidden
* '''1792''' – Cathedral treasury confiscated by revolutionary government<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1802''' – Church restored to the Catholic Church for its exclusive use
* '''1805''' – Restoration of church begins
* '''1836''' – Fire destroys the roof beams and roof. They are replaced with a metal structure and copper roof<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1840''' – Cathedral classified a national historical monument<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1857''' – Completion of Notre-Dame-du-Pilier<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1908''' – Cathedral granted status of basilica<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1979''' – Cathedral is declared a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]<ref name="Jouanneaux 2000 p. 94"/>
* '''1992''' – New main altar by the Georgian-French sculptor [[Goudji]] installed in choir<ref>Prache and Jouanneaux, "Chartres – la Cathédrale Notre Dame, (2000) p. 94</ref>
* '''1994''' – Cathedral celebrates 800th anniversary of first reconstruction
* '''2009''' – New restoration campaign, including cleaning and repainting walls to recreate original light colors and atmosphere<ref name="Lichfield">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/chartres-cathedral-clean-up-row-experts-divided-over-whether-dirt-should-be-left-in-place-to-keep-a6706627.html |title=Let there be light? Chartres Cathedral caught in clean-up row |last=Lichfield |first=John |date=23 October 2015 |newspaper=The Independent |archive-date=21 December 2019 |access-date=8 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221101837/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/chartres-cathedral-clean-up-row-experts-divided-over-whether-dirt-should-be-left-in-place-to-keep-a6706627.html |url-status=live }}</ref>