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unusual facts about Amiens Cathedral


Poyntington

An unusual addition is a carving of an angel's wing which was blown off Amiens Cathedral in World War I and then donated to the church.


Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England

By comparison, the largest cathedrals of Northern France, Notre Dame de Paris, Amiens, Rouen, Reims and Chartres, are all about 135–140 metres in length, as is Cologne in Germany.

Cathedral of La Plata

Inspired by the European cathedrals of Amiens and Cologne, its plans were drawn by architect Ernesto Meyer under the direction of city planner Pedro Benoit.

Guitar fiddle

(1444–1476), the Book of Hours executed for Bona of Savoy, wife of Gaieazzo Maria Sforza; on one of the carvings of the 13th century in the Cathedral of Amiens.

Robert of Luzarches

Robert of Luzarches (born in Luzarches near Pontoise towards the end of the twelfth century) was a French architect who worked on the cathedral of Notre Dame in Amiens.


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Hérissart

Sandstone, (:fr:grès) was once quarried here and used in Amiens cathedral.