This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Architectural Building Attractions In Amiens

x
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris and 100 km south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France. The city had a population of 136,105 according to the 2006 census. It has one of the biggest university hospitals in France with a capacity of 1,200 beds. Amiens Cathedral, the tallest of the large, classic, Gothic churches of the 13th century and the largest in France of its kind, is a World Heritage Site. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years. During December, the town hosts the largest Christmas market in nor...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Architectural Building Attractions In Amiens

  • 1. Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens Amiens
    The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens , or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church. 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 north of Paris. Medieval cathedral builders were trying to maximize the internal dimensions in order to reach for the heavens and bring in more light. In that regard, the Amiens cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in France, its stone-vaulted nave reaching an internal height of 42.30 metres . It also has the greatest interior volume of any French cathedral, estimated at 200,000 cubic metres . The cathedral was built between 1220 and c.1270 and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heri...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Tour Perret Amiens
    Tour Perret is a 27-storey, 103.9 m residential skyscraper in Amiens, France.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 4. Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Rouen Rouen
    Rouen Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France. It is the see of the Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy. The cathedral is in the Gothic architectural tradition.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Amiens Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu