Photo by E. M. Newman 



THE AMIENS CATHEDRAL : FRANCE 



Regarded as probably the finest church of Gothic architecture m France, tjus edifice is 

 the most important structure in the city. It was erected chiefly between 1220 and 1288 Jindcr 

 plans of Robert de Luzarches. It consists of a nave nearly 140 feet high, J'J aisles and 

 lateral chapels, a transept with aisles, and a choir ending in an apse surrounded by chapels. 

 The total length of the cathedral is 469 feet and its breadth 216 feet. 



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