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Amiens is a hub between the Île de France and the rest of northern France; Normandy and Benelux; and France and Great Britain. Amiens is not directly on principal European road and rail arteries, such as the A1 motorway and the Paris-Lille TGV train line, at present.
Amiens (French pronunciation:) is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km (75 mi) north of Paris and 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie. The city had a population of 136,105 according to the 2006 census.
1477 – Amiens again becomes part of the crown lands of France. [3] 1496 – Amiens customary laws codified. [2] 1550 – Hôtel de Ville construction begins. [3] 1597 – Siege of Amiens (1597). [3] 1750 – Amiens Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts founded. [5] 1751 – Jardin des Plantes, Amiens (garden) created.
As a result, Amiens Cathedral is the largest in France, [7] 200,000 cubic metres (260,000 cu yd), large enough to contain two cathedrals the size of Notre Dame of Paris. [ 8 ]
The station is served by the local TER Normandie and TER Hauts-de-France services to destinations that include Rouen, Calais, Lille, Reims, Compiègne and Paris-Nord.The station is not served by the TGV (high-speed train), but there is currently a bus service between Amiens and the Haute-Picardie TGV station.
The County of Amiens (also: Amiénois) was a feudal state centred on the city of Amiens, northern France, that existed from the 9th century until 1077 when the last count became a monk and the county reverted to the French crown. In 1185 the county was united with the French crown under King Philip II of France. [1]
The God of Amiens. Work, by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1863. Portrait of a Man, El Greco, circa 1600-1610 Self-portrait, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, circa 1751 Portrait of a Gentleman in armour, Pourbus Pieter, oil on panel, 3rd quarter of the 16th century. The Musée de Picardie is the main museum of Amiens and Picardy, in France. It is ...
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