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Amiens Cathedral: Detail, base of trumeau figure, north portal

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. 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).

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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)

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