Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Archivision Base to Module 13
Preferred Title:
Amiens Cathedral
Alternate Title:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens
Image View:
West façade, view of the central portal archivolt and tympanum
Creator:
Robert de Luzarches (French architect, died 1223); Thomas de Cormont (French architect, died 1228)
Location:
site: Amiens, Picardy, France
Date:
1220-1270 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Gothic (Medieval)
Work Type 1:
cathedral
Classification:
architecture
Material:
stone
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; tympanum; arch
Description:
The cathedral, dedicated to Notre-Dame, is a classic example of 13th-century architecture and sculpture. Built between 1220 and ca. 1270, it replaced a complex of episcopal buildings. The names of the architects are known from the labyrinth (destroyed 18th century; reconstructed 1894-1897) that in 1288 was set into the floor of the nave: Robert de Luzarches, Thomas de Cormont and Regnault de Cormont (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart. com/)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A2-F-AM-AC-1-C3
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Amiens Cathedral