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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral. 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 120 kilometres (75 miles ...
Blick von der Kathedrale Unserer Lieben Frau auf den Perret-Turm, Amiens, Département Somme, Region Oberfrankreich (ehemals Picardie), Frankreich; View from the Cathedral of Our Lady to the Perret Tower, Amiens, Department of Somme, Region of Upper France (former Picardy), France; Source Own work Date 2018-05-26 19:00:34 Author Zairon. Permission
The basilica is the largest religious building in Picardy after Amiens Cathedral. [6] It is 133 metres (436 ft) long and 40 metres (130 ft) high. The nave is 42 metres (138 ft) wide. There are 110 windows. The 1976 steeple gives the building 82 metres (269 ft) of height. [3] The entrance tower is 34.5 metres (113 ft) high. [18]
A central landmark of the city is Amiens Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in France. Amiens also has one of the largest university hospitals in France, with a capacity of 1,200 beds. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years.
View of a light show rehearsal on the facade of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, on the eve of reopening ceremonies in Paris, France ...
Répertoire prosopographique des évêques, dignitaires et chanoines des dioceses de France de 1200 à 1500. I. Diocèse d’Amiens. Turnhout, Brepols. (in French) Mioland, Jean-Marie (1848). Actes de l'église d'Amiens: recueil de tous les documents relatifs à la discipline du diocèse, de l'an 811 à l'an 1848 (in French and Latin). Vol.
This is a list of cathedrals in France and in the French overseas departments, territories and collectivities, including both actual and former diocesan cathedrals (seats of bishops). Almost all cathedrals in France are Roman Catholic , but any non-Roman Catholic cathedrals are listed here as well.
Amiens Cathedral: 112.7 m (367 ft) 1549: Amiens France: Catholic ... Full reconstruction of the medieval church destroyed during World War I. This is a proto ...