Amiens Cathedral Interior
64 m length of the choir.
Amiens cathedral interior. The north aisle 1903. La cattedrale con i suoi oltre 7 000 m di superficie è la più vasta delle cattedrali francesi. 8 65 m width of the side aisles.
54 m length of the nave. The cathedral was built in the 12th century but largely rebuilt between 1220 and 1270 after the cathedrals at chartres and reims. 133 5 m overall length.
It is notable for the coherence of its plan the beauty of its three tier interior elevation and the particularly fine display of sculptures on the principal facade and in the south transept. La cattedrale notre dame di amiens è il principale luogo di culto cattolico della città francese di amiens in piccardia. In 1981 amiens cathedral was listed as a world heritage site.
Nel 1854 è stata insignita del titolo. It was the seat of the archdiocese of amiens and where the coronations of the kings of france took place. Bishop jean luc of picardy the interior of the cathedral could comfortably house the entire warp core reactor the federation star ship enterprise.
Amiens cathedral contains the largest medieval interior in western europe supported by 126 pillars. With these dimensions amiens cathedral is not only the highest complete church in france it also has the greatest interior volume of any other church in france. The larger size allowed the builders to add more windows.
La sua struttura e soprattutto il suo apparato scultoreo costituiscono un tutto armonico fedele ai canoni del gotico classico definiti a chartres ma anche rivoluzionario per la sua concezione basata sulla grandiosità. The french gothic roman catholic church was completed in 1220. On a worldwide scale amiens cathedral is the 19th largest church.