Tuesday 26 April 2016

Amiens

Photo time!  The city is riddled with canals, much like Amsterdam and Bruges


and statues




Old houses along a canal with the old cathedral behind them

Each house has its own bridge

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Fascinating building - in the shadow of the cathedral

Back doors?

The medieval garden

Another scene from the Saint Leu district

The cathedral

The West portal

The Rose window in the West side

Detail from the West portal

Gargoyles

The "ceiling" unbelievably high,  incredibly lit by natural light

The labyrinth -original floor from the 13th century

The organ - 13th century

One of the sculptures from the choir screen

The carved choir stalls - 13th century

The Crying Angel - became world renowned during WW1 when soldiers stationed here sent photos back home.

A close up of one of the choir screen sculptures

and another


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