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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 cathedral has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. [ 9 ]
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.
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.
French Gothic architecture is an architectural style which emerged in France in 1140, and was dominant until the mid-16th century. The most notable examples are the great Gothic cathedrals of France, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, Reims Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral, and Amiens Cathedral.
1117 – Charter of commune granted to Amiens by the bishop. [2] 1185 – Amiens becomes part of the crown lands of France per Treaty of Boves . [3] 1220 – Amiens Cathedral construction begins. [3] 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date). [4] 1435 – Philip the Good of Burgundy in power per Congress of Arras. [3]
The old Amiens cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1218 and Bishop Evrard de Fouilloy had it rebuilt in Gothic style. An inscription made in 1288 in the "labyrinth" of the floor (later removed) testified that the building had begun in 1220, and names "Robert, called of Luzarches", as the architect, and as his successors, Thomas de Cormont and ...
The church of St. Acheul, near Amiens, and formerly its cathedral, was, in the 19th century, the home of a major Jesuit novitiate. [3] The beautiful churches of St. Ricquier [ 4 ] and Corbie [ 5 ] perpetuate the memory of the great Benedictine abbeys and homes of learning founded in these places in 570 and 662.
Amiens Cathedral is a Gothic building, 1220–1288, which typifies the cathedrals of northern France. Wim Swaan writes "In the nave of Amiens, Gothic structure and the treatment of the classic, three-stage interior elevation established at Chartres, achieved perfection." [4]