Cathedral+of+Amiens

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====The Amiens Cathedral is also called Notre-Dame d’ Amies. It is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in France. It is in Amiens, a city about 120 km north from Paris. It had three different architects. First the Bishop Evrard de Fouilloy started its construction in 1220. Then Robert de Luzarches kept working until 1228. Finally Cormmont finished its construction, he ended in 1270. The Cathedral was supposed to be finished in 1270 but Cormmont spend some more years adding details. Its towers were constructed, the south tower was built in 1366 and the north tower, which is a little bit higher, finished in 1406. In 1981 the UNESCO named it as one of the World Heritage Sites. ====

=Characteristics=

====The Amiens Cathedral’s three doorways have a total of 22 kings and saints. The Most important statues are: St. Victoriens, Gentian, Domitices, Ulphia and Fermin. Its total width is of about 70 meters and its nave is only about less than one third. Its height without the spire is of 43.3 meters and its spire messures 122 meters. It has the tallest spire of France Gothic Cathedrals. It is known for having also the best proportion. ====

=Renovations and Changes=

====As many of the Gothic Cathedrals in France, the one in Amiens is in a very good state. Amiens Cathedral changes or renovations are mostly about that 5 or 6 of the statues were renovated. The statues were damaged because of erotion and time. Another renovation they made to Amiens Cathedral was after a fire, but the fire didn´t affect the Cathedral as much as the one in Chartres. ==== =People and Places=

====The town of Amiens is aproximatly 120 km north from Paris. It's a medium size town-city in the region of Picardy in the department of Somme, of which it's the capital. After WWII the Architects who were rebuilding the city made the streets wider and gave a little more space to the Amiens Cathedral outsides. ====

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