Amiens (France) -- Guidebooks; Amiens (France) -- History; World War, 1914-1918 -- France
A. Great doorway; St. Firmin's Door.
B. " " ; St. Saviour's Door.
C. " " ; "Mother of God Door."
D. Chapels of the nave (14th century).
D1. Chapel of the Annunciation or Our Lady of Faith (Annunciation
by _Blasset_).
D2. Chapel of the Assumption (Assumption by _Blasset_).
D3. " " Our Lady of Help (altar screen by _Blasset_).
D4. " " St. Saviour (ancient crucifix).
D5. " " Our Lady of Peace (Virgin and child by _Blasset_).
E. Altar of Our Lady of Puy (1627-1628) by _Blasset_ (on altar screen:
painting of Assumption by _Francken_).
F. Altar of St. Sebastian (1634-1635), by _Blasset_.
G. Stalls.
H. Radiating chapels of the apse.
H1. Chapel of St. Eloi (The Prophetesses, paintings, 1506).
H2. " " the Virgin.
1. Tomb of Canon Pierre Burry (16th century).
2. Bronze tomb to Evrard de Fouilloy (13th century).
3. " " " Geoffroy d'Eu (13th century).
4. Monument to Jean de Sachy, by _Blasset_ (17th century).
5. Life of St. James the Less (stone carving, 16th century).
6. Jesus driving the buyers and sellers out of the Temple
(stone carving, 16th century).
7. Roman cistern (12th century).
8. Tomb of Cardinal Hémard de Denouville (1543).
9. Life of St. Firmin, enclosure of carved stone, painted and gilded
(end of 15th century), and
funeral statue of Feray de Beauvoír with 16th century paintings.
10. Continuation of the Life of St. Firmin, stone enclosure and
tomb of Adrien de Henencourt (16th century).
11-12. Life of St. John the Baptist, stone enclosure (1531).
13. Mausoleum of Ant. de Ballon, by _Blasset_ (17th century).
14. Recumbent statue of Cardinal Jean de la Grange (15th century)
and tomb of Canon Guilain
Lucas with Weeping Angel statue, by _Blasset_ (17th century).
Interior of Cathedral
The Cathedral has an inside overall length of nearly 440 feet and a
breadth of about 200 feet in the transept.
It comprises: The great nave, composed of six bays with aisles and
posterior chapels (14th century).
The transept with aisle and three bays in each arm.
The choir, composed of four bays and double aisle.
The seven-sided apsis with ambulatory, on which open out seven
pentagonal radiating chapels.
The most striking features of the interior are its great height, the few
points of support, and the simple character of the latter.
[Illustration: GREAT NAVE. (_height 140 ft._)
(_Cliché LL._)]
The Great Nave
(_photo opposite_)
The great nave, which is about 48 feet wide, is nearly 140 feet high,
and is the second highest Gothic vault in France (that of the choir of
Beauvais Cathedral is about 156 feet high).
Few edifices exist in which the solid parts have been so reduced in
favour of the spaces.
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