The cathedral is the largest in France, with a volume of 20.000 cubic meters, which is enough to house two cathedrals the size of Notre Dame Cathedral. To say that I was surprised is to say nothing. I simply couldn’t believe my eyes, it was so powerful and beautiful, very beautiful, simply mesmerizing! The cathedral is one of the largest Catholic heritage sites. At the time of completion, an area of .7. 8 thousand square meters could accommodate the entire population of Amiens (approximately 10 thousand people). The interior of the Amiens Cathedral amazes not only with its size, but also with the subtlety and beauty of the drawing of individual architectural fragments and details. During the French Revolution, Amiens Cathedral suffered much less damage than Paris. Only the ancient stained glass windows were lost, which were broken by the stones of furious revolutionaries.
The cathedral in Amiens has even preserved its ancient wooden benches, which were created at the very beginning of the 16th century for prayer. Covering these objects with relief images from the Old Testament and scenes from the life of ordinary townspeople stuns our contemporaries (the total number of figurines on wooden benches with a century-old history reaches 4.5 thousand).
How could they build something like this, who were these craftsmen? continuous questions without answers. We are lucky that it has been preserved, and we can admire the architecture of the civilization to which it belongs. Legend says that the cathedral was founded in 1220 and was done by Bishop Arnoux de la Pierre, whose remains were buried in the central cathedral chapel in 1247. But the entry in the labyrinth on the floor of the cathedral says that the author of the project was Robert de Luzarch, his successors Thomas de Cormont and his son Renaud. In general, no matter who invented and built it, you must see it if you plan to come to France.
The cathedral in Amiens has even preserved its ancient wooden benches, which were created at the very beginning of the 16th century for prayer. Covering these objects with relief images from the Old Testament and scenes from the life of ordinary townspeople stuns our contemporaries (the total number of figurines on wooden benches with a century-old history reaches 4.5 thousand).
How could they build something like this, who were these craftsmen? continuous questions without answers. We are lucky that it has been preserved, and we can admire the architecture of the civilization to which it belongs. Legend says that the cathedral was founded in 1220 and was done by Bishop Arnoux de la Pierre, whose remains were buried in the central cathedral chapel in 1247. But the entry in the labyrinth on the floor of the cathedral says that the author of the project was Robert de Luzarch, his successors Thomas de Cormont and his son Renaud. In general, no matter who invented and built it, you must see it if you plan to come to France.
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