About Pierre de Chelles
Pierre de Chelles was a French architect and sculptor.
Pierre de Chelles was a French architect from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. He was one of the architects of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral. He completed the choir began in 1300, the high flying buttresses above the apse, and the building of the rood screen. He was also a sculptor.
De Chelles was related to Jean de Chelles, who was his father or uncle.
Work Pierre de Chelles was also the author of the tomb effigy of Philip III of France (1245–1285).
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Pierre de Chelles was an architect and sculptor.
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