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Panorama of the houses along the Somme 


The Cathedral from the city


The Bellfroy, to the right a modern shopping center




A well on front of the Bellfroy




St Germain church is behind





St Germain church


City Hall is close to the Bellfroy








The Somme and its channels define a lot the view of Amiens

even at night





But the cathedral is also well visible




St Leo

St Leo at night

The church of the Lyceum


Typical old houses



As we get closer to the cathedral, the houses become more sumptuouts



Like the Logis du roi


or the Sagittaire house


Or the Palais de Justice





In front of it the statue donated by the twin city of Amiens, Dortmund




The Cathedral
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The facade of the cathedral




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The gate of the cathedral at night


and at daylight

The reliefs besides the gate



The side gate


The smiling Madonna at the side gate




The nave


with the cancel



The altar








The history of St James the greater


Jesus in Jerusalem

The light from the windows om a grave


The history of St Firmin, the founder

The grave of Everard de Fulloy, who ordered the construction


The history of St John the baptist, whose relic is guarded in the cathedral





The old Theatre

Modern Amiens and the house of Jules Verne



The new railway station
         


     
The Perret tower, the "Eiffel tower of Amiens"




Statues depicting figures of J. Verne's novels
are to be found on several places



The city circus is called after Jules Verne


Verne chose this house as he could use the tower as an observatory


The veranda



Even the wall of the neighbouring house bears figures from his novels



whilw the house hosts not just his study
(with a small bed to rest after work)

   

but on the higher floors sceneries,
like a commander's bridge








And close to Verne's house:



The Synagogue, quite modern, from 2015




The statue symbolising Picardie is quite close