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Chartres Cathedral was rebuilt after a fire in 1194 destroyed large part of the old cathedral. A completely new kind of building was erected, one whose transept façades have portals that were given as much importance as those on the west front. The oldest of these is the middle doorway on the north façade, the so-called Triumph of Mary Portal, dated 1204-05. The other transept portals are later.
The Visitation Group is on the right north portal.
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