To begin with, visually the Chartres Cathedral has a grandiose design that continually captivates viewer’s attentions. The impressive Cathedral holds true virtue of it’s architectural design. Styled with slender towers that have intricate carvings as well as pointed arches and ribbed vaulted, the Chartres Cathedral holds true to Gothic virtues and displays them at the height of their grandeur. Also, the Cathedral corresponds with the Romanesque period, utilizing ornate windows and a floor plan that helped enable pilgrimages. Vastly more …show more content…
The plan is in the shape of a cross. With inconsistent intervals on construction, the grey Cathedral underwent many evolutions of its outward structure, most notably the two facing towers. The right tower has a more detailed design and staggering pointed top, where as the left tower has a sleeker, smooth design and does not have as many levels. The Chartres Cathedral is constructed of a smooth, cool-toned grey stone. From a distance, an untrained eye would guess concrete as the possible construction material. Khan Academy presumes the Ziggurat was built in 2100 B.C.E. The Sumerians utilized sun-dried bricks to craft this great monument, which give the structure an aged yellow color. The keen viewer can detect the small structural windows that are proportionately placed around the large rectangular