Date of tapestry (in inventory of church property), 1476 ST. PIERRE DE BEAUVAIS _Dimensions_ Height of nave, 150 feet Height of original spire, which fell in 1573, 486 feet Area of choir, about 28,000 square feet _Chronology_ The Basse OEuvre, VIth to VIIIth centuries Present building begun, 1225 Dedicated, 1272 Roof fell, 1284 South transept begun, 1500 North transept begun, 1530 North transept finished, 1537 Central spire fell, 1573 Ancient Bishop's Palace, now Palais de Justice, XIVth to XVIth centuries ST. ETIENNE DE BOURGES [Illustration: _St. Etienne de Bourges_] _Dimensions_ Length, 405 feet Width, 135-1/2 feet Height of nave, 124-1/2 feet Height of inner aisle, 66 feet Height of outer aisle, 28 feet Height north tower, 217-1/2 feet Height south tower, 176 feet Superficial area, 73,170 square feet (approx.) _Chronology_ Dedicated, 1324 Sepulchre, 1336 Crypts, XIIth century North tower, 1508-1538 Tower St. Etienne completed, 1490 Tower St. Etienne fell, 1506 Choir stalls, 1760 ST. ETIENNE DE CHALONS-SUR-MARNE _Chronology_ Tower next north door, Romano-Byzantine Part of nave and choir, Ogival primaire Aisle and chapels of apse, XIVth century Apse restored, after fire, in 1672 NOTRE DAME DE CHARTRES _Dimensions_ Length nave and choir, 430 feet Width, 110 feet Length nave only, 121 feet Width nave, 46 feet Width nave aisles, 19 feet Height nave, 106 feet Length transepts, 202 feet Width transepts, 70 feet Height of north spire, 403 feet Height of south spire, 365 feet Rose window, diameter, 40 to 43 feet Area, 65,000 square feet (approx.) _Chronology_ Wooden church burned, 1020 Crypt under chevet of choir, 1029 (only remains of original church) Work of rebuilding stopped, 1048 South portal erected, 1060 Work aided by Matilda, queen of William I., 1083 Lower portion of main body built, 1100-1150 Western towers, 1145 Fire damaged greater part, 1194 Vaulting completed, 1220 Porches of transepts added, 1250 Building consecrated, October 17, 1260 Sacristy and screen in crypt, XIIIth century North spire burned, 1506 Texier's spire erected, 1507-1515 Texier's spire repaired, 1629 South spire repaired, 1754 Belfry and roof burned (vaulting unharmed), 1836 NOTRE DAME D'EVREUX _Dimensions_ Length, 368 feet, 6 inches Transept, length, 112 feet Transept, width, 23 feet _Chronology_ Church consecrated, 1076 Church burnt, 1119 Northwest tower foundations laid, 1352 Northwest tower completed, 1417 North transept, XVIth century Nave, early XIIth to late XVth century Choir, XIVth century Lady-chapel, XIIIth century NOTRE DAME DE LAON [Illustration: _Laon_] _Dimensions_ Length of nave and choir, 351 feet Height of nave, 80 feet Width of nave, 67 feet, 7 inches Length of transepts, 174 feet Width of transepts, 35 feet, 9 inches Height of western towers, 173 feet Height of southwest tower and spire (formerly), 328 feet Western circular window, 26 feet