The Chartres Cathedral

This is the Chartres Cathedral. It is in France near Paris and is built in 1220 AD. It's a church honoring a saint. The first Chartres was burnt down. It was built another time. After that a lightning strike made another fire and the Chartres Cathedral was damaged. The church had a special tunic. People believed that the tunic was worn by Mary, Jesus' mother. Many people that worship Mary go to the Chartres Cathedral. During the second fire, some people saved the tunic. The Chartres was quickly rebuilt. The Chartres Cathedral was famous for it's flying buttresses and stained-glass windows. The picture on top is a paper model of the Chartres Cathedral I made with Bailey's help.

These are the other paper models from the same book. The book is called Mouse House. The models in the book are supposed to be houses for the computer mouse. I got this book from Aunty Minna as a Christmas present.

This is the Parthenon.



This is the White House.



This is the Golden Pavilion.



This is the Taj mahal.