This is the dramatic story behind the building of the grand, gothic Chartres Cathedral 80 kilometres from Paris. How it arose like a beacon from the ashes of the older church, the scale of its ambition posing seemingly impossible engineering challenges. The medieval solutions pushed the latest construction techniques to the limit. The result would change the buildings of the world - forever. But behind this triumph of engineering lies a dark story of violence, political double-dealing and destruction.
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