by small tabernacles containing statues of saints, which were topped with pinnacles. More than 2300 statues covered both the front and the back side of the facade.

Amiens Cathedral (1220-1266)

Amiens Cathedral was begun in 1220 with the ambition of the builders to construct the largest cathedral in France, and they succeeded. It is 145 m long, 70 m wide at the transept, and has a surface area of 7700 m2. The nave was finished by 1240 and the choir built between 1241 and 1269. Unusually,

1.Previous
3.Next