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Archive : Amiens

Amiens, on the Somme, is chiefly known for its wonderful cathedral. Being full of canals, Ruskin called Amiens the Venice of France.

Amiens
On the Somme. Canals. Old houses.
The Maison Du Pèlerin. The Old Bailey. The Logis Du Roi.
The 42m nave. Amiens Cathedral.
Amiens Cathedral.
The southern rose window. The western rose window. The northern rose window.
Amiens Cathedral is the greatest complete achievement of French gothic - the "Parthenon of French architecture" in Viollet Le Duc's words. It has the second highest vault in France, after the incomplete work at Beauvais. Construction began under Robert De Luzarches after the purported head of John The Baptist was brought to Amiens after the Crusades.
The labyrinth. Reputedly, the head of John The Baptist. A side chapel.
Tombs in the lady chapel. The lady chapel. A depiction of John The Baptist.
The choir screen (St. James The Greater). The choir screen (life of St. Firmin). The choir screen (life of St. Firmin).
The choir screen (life of John The Baptist). The choir screen (life of John The Baptist). The choir screen (Jesus in the Temple).
The spectacular south transept. The chevet.
A hint of perpendicular? The bishop's palace. The flamboyant towers.
St. Leu. St. Germain.
The Museum Of Picardy. The Chapel Of The Maccabees (the chapter house). St. Rémi.
The belfry. The clock and cathedral. The home of Jules Verne.
The town hall. The ruins of the Convent Of The Grey Nuns. The city library.
The Jules Verne Circus. The Palace Of Justice. L'Hôtel De Berny.
Le disième d'Octobre Amiens.