Lessons On Patrimoine From Chartres
France has created a vast machine to preserve its cultural and architectural heritage.
During the winter holidays, we escaped the concrete confines of Parisian suburbia for a day trip to the surrounding countryside that eventually led us to Chartres. Just over an hour southwest of the capital, this city of 40,000 people is best-known for its Cathédrale Notre-Dame.
Sometimes it feels like France has as many …
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