Sacred Destinations Destinations France Chartres Chartres Cathedral Chartres Cathedral Photos 1041 × share full URL share short URL embed link code photo 53 of 155 Previous | Next Apse with Flying Buttresses Gothic apse of Chartres Cathedral (c.1220-60) from the east, topped with an angel. An extra row of single flying buttresses supported the apse from the beginning and a third row was added in the 14th century. Credit: Holly Hayes license this photo at Art History Images