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Amiens Cathedral
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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.

Amiens Cathedral: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Hans Jantzen, High Gothic: The Classic Cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, Amiens (1962, reprinted 1984; originally published in German, 1957); Jean Bony, French Gothic Architecture of the 12th and 13th Centuries (1983); and Federico Mayor and Cécile Romane, “Notre-Dame d’Amiens: A Bible in Stone,” The UNESCO Courier, 50:40–43 (March 1997).

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Replaced photographs. Aug 25, 2015
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Added photograph. Nov 16, 2011
Added new Web site: Sacred Destinations - Amiens Cathedral. Jul 08, 2008
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
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