posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
Against the trumeau of the north portal stands Firmin, the first bishop of Amiens; Firmin treads the figure of Sebastianus, the Roman offical responsible for his death.\u000a\u000aThe cathedral, dedicated to Notre-Dame, is a classic example of 13th-century architecture and sculpture. Built between 1220 and ca. 1270, it replaced a complex of episcopal buildings. The names of the architects are known from the labyrinth (destroyed 18th century; reconstructed 1894-1897) that in 1288 was set into the floor of the nave: Robert de Luzarches, Thomas de Cormont and Regnault de Cormont. The cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in France, with the greatest interior volume (estimated at 200,000 m\u00B3).
History
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-06-30
Spatial Coverage
+49.895+2.302222|Amiens, Picardy, France: Place Notre-Dame|Amiens
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
Gothic (Medieval)
Rights Statement
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