Chartres Cathedral is considered the most elegant and best-preserved Gothic cathedral in France and Europe, for which it was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It has survived from the end of the 13th century to the present day practically untouched. It escaped destruction and robbery, and was not thoroughly restored or rebuilt. Crowds of pilgrims stopped at this place on their way south to the monastery of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The cathedral is still a complete mystery, only not spoken orally, but embodied in stone, stained glass windows and a labyrinth laid out on the floor, personifying the believer’s path to God.→