AMIENS CATHEDRAL 1: EXTERIOR

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Title	AMIENS CATHEDRAL 1: EXTERIOR
View	West facade, view of the central portal, looking up into the archivolt
Notes	religious
Work Type	cathedral church
Style/Period	French Gothic High Gothic
Creator Name	Luzarches, Robert de
Creator Nationality	French
School of Creator	French Gothic
Major Design Aspects	Latin cross plan
Elements & Spatial Types	flying buttress lateral attached bell towers rose window spire tympanum arch
Climate Type	temperate
Country	France
City	Amiens
State/Province	Picardie
Architectural Material	stone
Structural System	bearing stone
Dates	begun 1220
Century	13C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Subject Information	Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century. The coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior elevation and the arrangement of an extremely scholarly sculptural programme on its principal facade and on the wing of the southern transept are striking.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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