Amiens Cathedral

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Amiens Cathedral is found in the town of Amiens, 120 kilometres north of Paris. It is in the Somme department of Picardy.

Work on Amiens cathedral started in 1220 and completed around 1266, although most of the documentation concerning the building work was lost during two fires - one in 1218 and one in 1258. The labyrinth was added in 1288.

Amiens is a gothic style cathedral that replaces an earlier Romanesque cathedral on the same site, that had been destroyed in the 1218 fire. The cathedral contains some outstanding sculptures, and (apparently) the head of John the Baptist, that was brought to Amiens from Constantinople after the Fourth Crusade.

Amiens cathedral is the tallest cathedral in France, and also the cathedral with the most interior space.

The most notable sculptures are those on the front facade of the cathedral, and those in the south transept. The floor of the cathedral also deserves a special mention - a spectacular inlaid floor with a multitude of different designs.

An important structure within France, the cathedral is a listed National Monument, and entrance details can be seen at Amiens cathedral visitor information.

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