Chartres has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size. | |
| 2. | Our guide showed us all the interesting aspects of Chartres. | |
| 3. | Some critics have called the restoration of the Chartres cathedral a "scandalous desecration of a cultural holy place." |