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Chartres Cathedral, an Uncommon card
Chartres Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France, about 80 km southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Chartres Cathedral quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chartres Cathedral card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Dedicated in honour of the ______ Mary, it was mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220.
Answer
Virgin. Dedicated in honour of the Virgin Mary, it was mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220. From the Chartres Cathedral article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Umberto Eco. Umberto Eco 350,000 · Muhammad al-Mahdi 250,000 · Chartres Cathedral 150,000 · Renaissance architecture 120,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Dedicated in honour of the Virgin Mary, it was mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220.
- It stands on the site of at least five cathedrals that have occupied the site since the Diocese of Chartres was formed as an episcopal see in the 4th century.
- It is one of the best-known and most influential examples of High Gothic and Classic Gothic architecture.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chartres Cathedral article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Chartres Cathedral
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chartres Cathedral (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Olvr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
