General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Rib vault |
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Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
Material: |
Masonry structure |
Architectural style: |
Gothic |
Awards and Distinctions
1981 |
for registered users |
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Location
Location: |
Amiens, Somme (80), Hauts-de-France, France |
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Coordinates: | 49° 53' 41" N 2° 18' 7" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
building area | 7 700 m² | |
interior length | 133.50 m | |
exterior length | 145 m | |
height from ground to tip of spire | 112.7 m | |
chevet | width of a side aisle | 7.30 m |
nave | width of nave | 12.15 m |
width of nave (on-center distance of pillars) | 14.60 m | |
height of nave vaulting | 42.30 m | |
width of aisles | 6.07 m | |
transept | interior length | 62 m |
width of transept | 29.30 m | |
exterior length | 70 m |
Materials
arches |
stone
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columns |
stone
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walls |
stone
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vault |
masonry
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Chronology
1218 | The old cathedral is destroyed in a fire. |
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ca. 1230 | Nave and western section of the transept are completed. |
1250 |
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1288 | Maze by Renaud de Cormont. |
1366 | Construction of the towers begins. They are finished in the 15th century. |
Participants
Architecture
- Robert de Luzarches (architect)
- Renaud de Cormont (architect)
- Thomas de Cormont (architect)
Renovation
Architecture
- Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (architect)
Restoration
Architecture
- Etienne-Hippolyte Godde (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
- Amiens Cathedral (Mary Ann Sullivan)
- Amiens Cathedral Project
- archINFORM: Amiens Cathedral
- L'architecture religieuse en Occident: Notre-Dame d'Amiens (Somme)
- La Picardie, Terre des Cathédrales: Amiens
- Mary Ann Sullivan: Architectural Sculpture, West Front, Amiens Cathedral
- UNESCO: Sites du Patrimoine Mondial: Cathédrale d'Amiens
- Wikipedia: Amiens Cathedral
Relevant Publications
- Amiens. La cathédrale. Editions Zodiaque, Saint-Léger-Vauban (France). (2004):
- Amiens. La cathédrale Notre-Dame. Monum, éditions du Patrimoine, Paris (France), pp. 96. (2003):
- Amiens. La cathédrale peinte. Perrin, Paris (France), pp. 208. (2000):
- L'architecture gothique en France 1130-1270. Flammarion, Paris (France), pp. 575. (1990):
- Art & Architecture in Medieval France. Medieval Architecture, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Manuscripts, the Art of the Church Treasuries. Icon Editions (Harper & Row Publishers), New York (USA), pp. 210-221. (1972):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000274 - Published on:
21/05/1999 - Last updated on:
21/08/2024