<Tr> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Td> Cultural: i, ii, iv </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference </Th> <Td> 81 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inscription </Th> <Td> 1979 (3rd Session) </Td> </Tr> <P> Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (French: Cathédrale Notre - Dame de Chartres), is a Roman Catholic church of the Latin Church located in Chartres, France, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Paris . The current cathedral, mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220, is the last of at least five which have occupied the site since the town became a bishopric in the 4th century . It is in the Gothic and Romanesque styles . </P>

The mismatched towers and spires of chartres cathedral help illustrate