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English: Notre-Dame de la Belle Verrière, Stained glass window in the choir of Chartres cathedral. The lower part depics the Temptation of Christ. The two following parts relate the Marriage at Cana. 12th century (parts with the red background) and 13th century.
Français : « Notre-Dame de la Belle Verrière », vitrail du chœur de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres. Le registre inférieur évoque la Tentation du Christ. Les deux registres suivants relatent les Noces de Cana. XIIème siècle (panneaux sur fond rouge) et XIIIème siècle.
Date 7 February 2009
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48° 26′ 52.25″ N, 1° 29′ 17.51″ E

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