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The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens ( French: Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens ), or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Amiens. It is situated on a slight ridge overlooking the River Somme in Amiens, the administrative capital of the Picardy region of France, some ...
Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century. It is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior elevation and the particularly fine display of sculptures on the principal facade and in the south transept. Description is available under license CC ...
La cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens est un édifice catholique situé à Amiens, dans le département de la Somme, en région Hauts-de-France. Dédiée à la Vierge Marie, elle est la cathédrale du diocèse d'Amiens. Sa construction a commencé au XIII e siècle, elle est contemporaine de celle des cathédrales de Reims, de Bourges ou de Beauvais.
Critère (ii) : La cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens a exercé une influence importante sur le développement ultérieur de l'architecture gothique. Plusieurs des solutions retenues à Amiens annoncent l'avènement du style flamboyant dans l’architecture et la sculpture monumentale. Intégrité
- Visiting Amiens Cathedral. With its two soaring towers and three large portals filled with sculpture, Amiens Cathedral crowns the northern French city of Amiens.
- The Portal Sculpture. Through a series of intertwined images, each portal tells a story important to the Christian Church and the local Christian community through its stately sculpture.
- The Beau Dieu, or beautiful God. The central portal announces its importance through its emphasized height and width. This is where you will find the trumeau figure of Christ—the Beau Dieu, or beautiful God—surrounded by the twelve apostles.
- Tympanum. Above the trumeau, the tympanum depicts two more images of Christ. One version of Christ appears seated between kneeling figures of the Virgin Mary and St. John.
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Considérée comme un chef-d’œuvre de l’art gothique, Notre-Dame d’Amiens est la plus vaste cathédrale médiévale du monde, avec un volume intérieur de près de 200 000 m3, soit le double de celui de Notre-Dame de Paris. Elle est également la plus haute sous nef, avec une hauteur sous voûte de 42 mètres ! Doublement inscrite au ...
The rib-vaulted ceiling of Amiens Cathedral, France. Sculptures inside Amiens Cathedral, France. It is the largest of the three great Gothic cathedrals built in France during the 13th century, and it remains the largest in France. It has an exterior length of 476 feet (145 metres)—23 feet (7 metres) longer than Reims Cathedral and 49 feet (15 ...
