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In addition to La Maison Picassiette there are other mosaics in Chartres - some are shown below. The cathedral is not to be missed, with its astounding stained glass windows and stone labyrinth on the floor.

Outside Chartres are the mosaic gardens of Happonvilliers.

Below: mosaics and mosaic clock face from the main post office, built in 1927.

chartres mosaic

post office mosaic

mosaic clock

Below: mosaic at Chartres station.

Below: mosaic sculpture outside the Helen Boucher College, near the theatre.

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