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Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
The nave of Amiens Cathedral in France, showing soaring vaulted ceilings, tall stone columns, pointed arches, and a patterned floor leading to the altar.
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral: carvings
Amiens Cathedral, France.
Flèche at the intersection of the nave and the transepts, Amiens cathedral, France, 1220–c. 1270
Styles of realism in portal sculpture in France. (Top) Statue of Christ (“Le Beau Dieu”), centre portal of the west facade, Amiens cathedral, c. 1220–30. (Bottom) Visitation, detail of the Virgin's Portal, west facade, Reims cathedral, 1225–45.
Interior of Amiens Cathedral, France, begun 1220, choir probably after 1236.
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