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Light spectacle on the facade of the cathedral | |
Dublin | |
Soissons | Vilnius |
Panorama of the houses along the Somme |
The Cathedral from the city |
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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 |
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But the cathedral is also well visible |
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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 |
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The Cathedral See more in French and in English |
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The facade of the cathedral |
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Amienslyceek.jpg 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 |
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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 |
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The city circus is called after Jules Verne |
Verne chose this house as he could use the tower as an observatory |
The veranda |
whilw the house hosts not just his study (with a small bed to rest after work) |
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And close to Verne's house: The Synagogue, quite modern, from 2015 |
The statue symbolising Picardie is quite close |