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2. Amiens - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Musée de Picardie - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Amiens Cathedral - Wikipedia

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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 ...

5. Hôtel de Ville, Amiens - Wikipedia

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   The town hall was the venue for the signing, in March 1802, of the Treaty of Amiens which brought a temporary end to the war between France, Spain and the United Kingdom. [9] A painting depicting the event was created by Jules-Claude Ziegler and installed in the Salle du Congrès in 1853. [10]

6. Amiens station - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. Jules Verne's tomb - Wikipedia

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   The Jules Verne's tomb is a grave memorial in Amiens, France La Madeleine Cemetery. It marks the grave of the 19th-century writer Jules Verne. The sculpture was designed by Albert Roze and it depicts a man breaking out of his grave and reaching skyward. Verne died March 24, 1905, and the sculpture was added to the gravesite in 1907.

8. Hotel de Berny Museum - Wikipedia

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   It was established when in 1957 Gérard de Berny left the city of Amiens his hôtel particulier, its surrounding buildings and his collection of art and Louis XV and Louis XVI furniture signed by François Foliot (le Jeune), Sené père and Pierre Roussel. He was a former senator for the Somme region.

9. Tour Perret (Amiens) - Wikipedia

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   Tour Perret (English: Perret Tower) is a 29-storey, 110 m (360 ft) residential skyscraper in Amiens, France. [1] [6] It has been described as France's first skyscraper, [7] and was registered as a historic monument in 1975. [6]