Notre-Dame d'Amiens

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Notre Dame d'Amiens Cathedral is a Catholic building located in Amiens, in the department of the Somme, in the Hauts-de-France region. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it is the cathedral of the diocese of Amiens. Its construction began in the thirteenth century; It is contemporary of the cathedrals of Reims, Bourges or Beauvais.

It is the largest cathedral in France by its internal volumes, and only the cathedral Saint-Pierre de Beauvais exceeds it in height (from the choir under vault). It is considered to be the archetype of the classical Gothic style for the nave and the Gothic style for the choir. The flamboyant Gothic style is present in the roses of the western facade and transept, the upper parts of the north tower, the Beau Pilier, the stalls and the statue of the closing of the choir.

The cathedral has lost most of its original stained glass windows, but it remains renowned for its 13th century Gothic sculptures adorning its western facade and the golden Virgin gate on the southern facade of the transept, as well as the stalls, masterpiece of cabinetmaking, and its interior decoration (many funeral monuments and baroque altars). Its architectural unit is evident...