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Landmark Europe religious World Heritage

Chartres Cathedral

1194 CE – still standing

French Gothic cathedral renowned for its stained glass

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Who held this ground

Borders from dated snapshots, up to a century apart; precision varies.

Reconstruction

  1. Before it was built (3000 BCE–1100 CE)
  2. Kingdom of France (1200 CE) Border precision: Approximate
  3. France (1279 CE–2026 CE) Border precision: Approximate
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  • Approximate

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1299 CE – 1922 CE

Conflict · Europe

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1914 CE – 1918 CE

Trade route · Europe

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800 CE – 1600 CE

Landmark · Europe

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800 BCE – 1800 CE

Polity · Europe

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962 CE – 1806 CE

Conflict · Europe

World War II

1939 CE – 1945 CE

Trade route · Europe

Viking North Atlantic Route

870 CE – 1400 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1194 CE and 2026 CE.

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And in the rest of the world

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