The Tables of Chartres - a geometric principle consisting of a circle, square, and rectangle - mysteriously connect the great buildings of the Gothic and Templar traditions: from Einsiedeln to Chartres to Temple Church in London. These structures reveal a hidden order that unfolds not only architecturally but also symbolically - as an expression of the union of spirit and matter, light and darkness, sun and moon. This principle finds its living form in the Black Madonna, guardian of Gnostic knowledge about Sophia and the redemption of imprisoned wisdom. The article shows how the Templars and their successors inscribed this knowledge in stone, numbers, and geometry - as a universal code of renewal that still resides at the heart of their buildings today.
