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Amiens Cathedral is the largest gothic structure in France. This enormous building has a surface area of 7,700 m2 and can shelter 10,000 people within its walls, or the population of Amiens during the Middle Ages. A veritable feat of architecture, Amiens cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and was listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1981.
Amiens Cathedral is the largest gothic structure in France. This enormous building has a surface area of 7,700 m2 and can shelter 10,000 people within its walls, or the population of Amiens during the Middle Ages. A veritable feat of architecture, Amiens cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and was listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1981.
La cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens est une église catholique située à Amiens dans le département français de la Somme en région Hauts-de-France. Dédiée à la Vierge Marie, elle est l'église cathédrale du diocèse d'Amiens.
C'est la plus vaste cathédrale de France par ses volumes intérieurs (200 000 m3). Sa longueur hors œuvre est de 145 mètres et sa hauteur sous voûte de 42,30 mètres.
Sa construction est contemporaine de celle des cathédrales de Reims, de Bourges ou de Beauvais. Elle est considérée comme l'archétype du style gothique classique pour la nef et du gothique rayonnant pour le chœur. Le style gothique flamboyant est présent dans les rosaces de la façade occidentale et du transept, les parties hautes de la tour nord, le Beau Pilier, les stalles et la statuaire de la clôture du chœur.
La cathédrale a perdu la plupart de ses vitraux d'origine, mais elle reste réputée pour ses sculptures gothiques du XIIIè siècle ornant sa façade occidentale et le portail de la Vierge dorée sur la façade sud du transept, ainsi que les stalles, chef-d'œuvre d'ébénisterie. Son unité architecturale est manifeste, excepté les parties hautes des deux tours. L'élévation de la nef du chœur et du transept traduit l'ingéniosité et la hardiesse des constructeurs.
Classée Monument historique en France depuis 1862, elle est inscrite depuis 1981 au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.
Amiens Cathedral is the largest gothic structure in France. This enormous building has a surface area of 7,700 m2 and can shelter 10,000 people within its walls, or the population of Amiens during the Middle Ages. A veritable feat of architecture, Amiens cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and was listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1981.
De gauche à droite :
-- L’horloge Dewailly, détail présentant l'oeuvre du sculpteur Albert Roze que les Amiénois ont baptisée « Marie Sans Chemise ».
-- Détail du porche de la cathédrale au final du spectacle commémorant le 800è anniversaire de l'édifice.
-- Chapiteau d'angle orné de diables de l'abbaye Saint-Martin-aux-Jumeaux d'Amiens (XIIè siècle). Musée de Picardie.
-- Un vendredi soir dans le quartier Saint-Leu.
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Amiens (currently Jean-Luc Bouilleret). 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) north of Paris. It is the 19th largest church in the world.[citation needed]
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 (138.8 ft) (surpassed only by the incomplete Beauvais Cathedral). It also has the greatest interior volume of any French cathedral, estimated at 200,000 cubic metres (260,000 cu yd). The cathedral was built between 1220 and c.1270 and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.[5] Although it has lost most of its original stained glass, Amiens Cathedral is renowned for the quality and quantity of early 13th-century Gothic sculpture in the main west façade and the south transept portal, and a large quantity of polychrome sculpture from later periods inside the building.
Dimanche 29 mars : on passe à l'heure d'été
Une heure de moins à s'emm... chez soi !
Horloge Dewailly, Amiens
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La cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens souffle ses 800 bougies en 2020. Débuté au XIIè siècle, le joyau gothique est inscrit deux fois au patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco. En 1981 pour son architecture et en 1998 comme monument étape sur les chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.
Avec ses 145 mètres de long et sa flèche qui culmine à 112 mètres de hauteur c’est le plus vaste édifice gothique français jamais construit. La construction aura duré soixante ans et impliqué des milliers d’hommes et des centaines de corps de métiers. Amiens fête la pose de la première pierre de l’édifice depuis le 24 novembre 2019 et jusqu'au 22 novembre 2020.
" Une dentelle de pierre ". C'est ainsi qu'est décrite la façade occidentale de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame par John Ruskin, auteur de "La Bible d'Amiens".
La statuaire est exceptionnelle avec plus de 700 statues à contempler à l'extérieur. Chaque personnage, chaque chimère, chaque quadrilobe a sa place et raconte une histoire.
C'est aussi la plus vaste cathédrale jamais construite avec 7700 m² de surface et 200 000 m³ de volume. Elle peut contenir 2 fois Notre-Dame de Paris.
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Amiens (currently Jean-Luc Bouilleret). 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) north of Paris. It is the 19th largest church in the world.[citation needed]
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 (138.8 ft) (surpassed only by the incomplete Beauvais Cathedral). It also has the greatest interior volume of any French cathedral, estimated at 200,000 cubic metres (260,000 cu yd). The cathedral was built between 1220 and c.1270 and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.[5] Although it has lost most of its original stained glass, Amiens Cathedral is renowned for the quality and quantity of early 13th-century Gothic sculpture in the main west façade and the south transept portal, and a large quantity of polychrome sculpture from later periods inside the building.
Amiens Cathedral is the largest gothic structure in France. This enormous building has a surface area of 7,700 m2 and can shelter 10,000 people within its walls, or the population of Amiens during the Middle Ages. A veritable feat of architecture, Amiens cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and was listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1981.
Les hortillonnages d'Amiens (en picard : ches hortillonnaches Anmiens) sont un espace de 300 hectares d'anciens marais situés à l'est de la ville d'Amiens et sur les territoires des communes de Rivery, Camon et Longueau, aménagés (au Moyen Âge, probablement dès le xiie siècle) pour créer des champs utilisables pour la culture maraîchère.
Le site des hortillonnages résulte de l'aménagement par l'homme du milieu naturel marécageux très probablement au moyen âge à la suite des équipements (moulins. Barrages) de la Somme. Il est alimenté par les eaux de la Somme et de son affluent l'Avre. Les hortillonnages sont formés d'une multitude d'îles alluvionnaires, les « aires » entourées de 65 kilomètres de voies d'eau, les « rieux » (nom des canaux des hortillonnages en picard) et de fossés qui servent au drainage et à l'irrigation. Ils portent des noms pittoresques : la Cauchiette (la chaussée), le Peuple (peuplier), le rieu à Galets, le rieu de la Crosse, du Gouverneur, du Pont cassé, du Tournet, de la Broquette, du Malaquis...
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Amiens (currently Jean-Luc Bouilleret). 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) north of Paris. It is the 19th largest church in the world.[citation needed]
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 (138.8 ft) (surpassed only by the incomplete Beauvais Cathedral). It also has the greatest interior volume of any French cathedral, estimated at 200,000 cubic metres (260,000 cu yd). The cathedral was built between 1220 and c.1270 and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.[5] Although it has lost most of its original stained glass, Amiens Cathedral is renowned for the quality and quantity of early 13th-century Gothic sculpture in the main west façade and the south transept portal, and a large quantity of polychrome sculpture from later periods inside the building.
This building has a long story. For the townspeople of Amiens it is a symbol of their autonomy. In 1113 Amiens gained autonomy approved by the king Louis VI of France (1081-1137). But the Earl of Amiens, Enguerrand I de Coucy (1042 – 1116), didn't like that and his son Thomas de Marle, Lord of Coucy (1073-1130), didn't like that either, after he succeeded his father. So they made war on Amiens in 1115. The city fought against them and the Earls had to barricade themselves into an old Roman fortress in the middle of the city. Louis VI got angry and paid them a visit with his troops but he couldn't capture the fortress and thus the troops sieged the Earls for 2 years. Then the king's troops were victorious and they had the fortress razed to the ground. The townspeople built this belfry from 1406 to 1410 as a symbol of their autonomy. They used the bell tower to warn of fire or enemies (earls), as armoury and prison.
The belfry burned down in 1562 and in 1742. After the fire in 1742 it was rebuilt in 1749 and this time it looked like it looks today. So our version is like the 18th century version. They cast a bell called Marie-Firmine. It weighed 11 tonnes. Marie Firmine rang every hour.
In 1940 the evil Germans dropped bombs on the belfry and the roof burned down. The bell fell down and broke into pieces. The building was left in this pitiful state until 1989.
In 1989 the belfry was restored just the way it was in 1749. It is listed in the additional list of French historical monuments. And there were important changes from the original. The two mayors Amiens had in 1988 and 1989 had a sculptor include their portraits as mediaeval sculptures at the entrance of the belfry (not much has changed since the times of feudal systems) and the mayor of 1989 insisted they put in a carillon instead of an 11 tonnes bell. I have to admit, the latter was a good idea.