{"slug": "chartres-cathedral", "label": "Chartres Cathedral", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartres_Cathedral", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180274", "qid": "Q180274", "description": "medieval Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [858, 1594], "span_label": ["858 CE", "1594 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 6}], "also_known_as": ["Cathedral of Chartres", "Notre-Dame de Chartres"], "related": [{"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "vikings", "label": "Vikings", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "danegeld", "label": "Danegeld", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-france", "label": "Kingdom of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chartres", "label": "Chartres", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "louis-ix-of-france", "label": "Louis IX of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "unesco", "label": "UNESCO", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "world-heritage-site", "label": "World Heritage Site", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-iv-of-france", "label": "Henry IV of France", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 858, "year_label": "858 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Viking raiders, led by Björn Ironside, set fire to the earliest church on the site of Chartres Cathedral. Charles the Bald pays him tribute (Danegeld) to save Verberie (Northern France).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129132#Europe", "title": "858", "revid": 1341129132, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1145, "year_label": "1145 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Construction begins on Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362160818#Art_and_Culture", "title": "1145", "revid": 1362160818, "section": "Events › By topic › Art and Culture"}}, {"year": 1194, "year_label": "1194 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 10", "text": "July 10 – A fire devastates Chartres Cathedral. Only the crypt, the towers, and the new facade survives. Funds are collected from nobles, as well as small donations from ordinary people, to start the rebuilding.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1292975381#Religion", "title": "1194", "revid": 1292975381, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1220, "year_label": "1220 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The rebuilding of Cathedral of Chartres, which had been destroyed by a fire in 1194, is completed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360552842#Religion", "title": "1220", "revid": 1360552842, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1260, "year_label": "1260 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 24", "text": "October 24 – The Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France (the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366894029#Arts_and_culture", "title": "1260", "revid": 1366894029, "section": "Events › By topic › Arts and culture"}}, {"year": 1594, "year_label": "1594 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 27", "text": "February 27 – The coronation of Henry IV as King of France takes place at Chartres Cathedral.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1319812312#January–March", "title": "1594", "revid": 1319812312, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}