Renaisssance

Renaisssance The Cathedral Amiens was built in 1152 with the Romanesque style and burnt in 1218 by lightnings. The reconstruction was started in about 1220 and the nave was completed in about 1245.The choir was started to reconstruct in about 1238 and completed befor 1269 and the most of part including transept was completed in 1288. The south tower was constructed in about 1366, and the north tower was done in about 1401. Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy and a couple of hours’ drive north of Paris, one of the largest and most “classical” of French cathedrals of the 13th century in Gothic era. It is the tallest complete cathedral in France. 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 façade in the south transept. Although there are some other Cathedrals are more omate, Amiens is the largest and the most famous one. And the inside of the cathedral shows the sign of the new way of the matured Gothic design such as the triforium of the choir. It was fitted by stained grasses and produced bright upper part of the elevation gothic, cathedral, cathedrals, style, about, columns, building, technical, people, one, choir, century, weight, way, transept, time, structural, renaissance, point, nave, meet, marble, italy, france, era, design, completed, built, buildings, beauty, architecture, amiens, vaults, upon, triforium, tower