Catedral
of Notre-Dame
To the east of the Town Hall in Amiens is the Cathedral of Notre- Dame,
the largest in France in terms of area (7,700 sq. m/9210 sq. yd) and in
ground plan and construction a classic example of French Gothic (which
also provided the model for Cologne Cathedral). Built to replace an
earlier cathedral destroyed by fire in 1218, it was begun in 1220 by
Robert de Luzarches, Thomas de Cormont and his son Regnault, and was
practically complete by 1264; the facade was built in the 15th century The
two dissimilar towers on the west front barely rise above roof level; the
south tower dates from 1366, the north tower from the early 15th century
The tower over the crossing was added in 1529.
Musée de Picardie
A little way south of Place Gambetta in Amiens, in Rue de la République,
is the Musée de Picardie, housed in a Second Empire building (1855-1867)
with large murals by Puvis de Chavannes in the stair-well. It is one of
the 10 largest provincial museums in France, with archeological material (prehistoric,
Gallo-Roman, Egyptian and Merovingian) from the region and from the
Mediterranean area, works by the Puy Notre-Dame d'Amiens, a pious
confraternity (15th-16th C), works of the Flemish and Dutch schools of the
17th-19th centuries and the 18th C French school, 19th C sculpture and a
small collection of modern art (Manessier, Hélion, Dubuffet, Jorn, etc.).
Hôtel
de Berry
In the Hôtel de Berry in Amiens, an elegant 1634 mansion full of period
furniture, is a museum of regional history.
St Leu
To the north of the cathedra in Amiens, beyond the Late Gothic church of
St-Leu (timber roof structure with carved beams), is a district traversed
by numerous canals, like a miniature local Venice. On the southern edge of
this area is the city's river harbor, the Port d'Aval.
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Catedral
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Hôtel
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