Chartres

Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size.

Our guide showed us all the interesting aspects of Chartres.

Some critics have called the restoration of the Chartres cathedral a "scandalous desecration of a cultural holy place."