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The Cathedral of Amiens is somewhat special to me. I am a Breton, but my Mother\u2019s family is from Picardy. Way up North. This area\u2019s Capital town is Amiens<\/a> (Pronounce Amyuuuuun – very nasally – yes I know you can\u2019t do that. Too bad). Amiens\u2019 gothic Cathedral is one of the world\u2019s most beautiful. It was completed in the thirteenth century<\/a>. But this is not what\u2019s most astonishing about this church. OK, it\u2019s one of the tallest, but this is still not what makes it stand out.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Resilience of Amiens Cathedral Through History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"The
The Cathedral in Amiens. Its gargoyles are real. None of the 19th century nonsense of Notre Dame in Paris. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What really makes the Amiens Cathedral so special is that at the end of 1918, roughly a century ago, there wasn\u2019t much of anything left standing for hundreds and hundreds of yards around this medieval beauty. You can catch a glimpse of the result on the right-hand side (photo courtesy of a French blogger).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The Cathedral in Amiens in 1918. Thanks to Pope Benoit XV, the church was spared by our invaders<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And when the mayhem started again from 1940 till 1944, more destruction took place. But the Cathedral is still standing. And Lord is it beautiful. A lot better than Paris\u2019 Notre Dame, but that\u2019s me being partial of course (it\u2019s way taller and bigger than Notre Dame). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing it\u2019s still there after what happened, is a bit of a feat. We are grateful for those artillery men who were able to aim properly. Whoever they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we went there in Summer 2012, we attended the sound and light show<\/a>. I had heard about it but never seen it. With special lights and projectors, the organisers are able to bring back all the colours that used to exist in the early days of the Cathedral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to take pictures and realise how nice it is so you will have to buy a ticket and get there to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even more beautiful IRL. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A cherry on the cake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Cathedral is enough of a treat from an architectural and photographical viewpoint as it is. Knowing that we may have never seen it is even more remarkable. Having the colours on top really was the cherry on the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The Statuary of the Amiens Cathedral is truly remarkable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>
The cathedral after the 1940 bombings<\/a>. Once more, a close shave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Not all cathedrals in France were that lucky. Reims was deverely damaged and had to be partially rebuilt, concrete was extensively to this end. Which leads me to my conclusion as I concur with Steinbeck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAll war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.\u201d
\u2015\u00a0John Steinbeck<\/strong> (Once There Was a War \u2014\u00a0Introductory words)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Cathedral of Amiens is somewhat special to me. I am a Breton, but my Mother\u2019s family is from Picardy. Way up North. This area\u2019s Capital town is Amiens (Pronounce Amyuuuuun – very nasally – yes I know you can\u2019t do that. Too bad). Amiens\u2019 gothic Cathedral is one of the world\u2019s most beautiful. 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Here is my selection. Above, the sun taken through myriad droplets of water at the fountain of the Observatory in the\u00a0Paris garden of great explorers. Do not hesitate to enlarge that picture in order to view all the details. (Extra)ordinary like these boats in Essaouira\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Photography"","block_context":{"text":"Photography","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/category\/photography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/22240086535_3229d61239_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/22240086535_3229d61239_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/22240086535_3229d61239_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/22240086535_3229d61239_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/22240086535_3229d61239_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9844,"url":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/2021\/11\/06\/remarkable-houses\/","url_meta":{"origin":2709,"position":4},"title":"Remarkable houses in the Ari\u00e8ge","author":"Yann Gourvennec","date":"November 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Remarkable houses abound in the Ariege, in the Pyrenees. This is especially the case for Saint Lizier, on top of the beautiful 12th-century cloister (above), as in the picture below with this strange bodiless character. Saint Lizier\u00a0Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral located in Saint-Lizier in the Ari\u00e8ge region [...]\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Architecture Photos"","block_context":{"text":"Architecture Photos","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/category\/photography\/architecture-photography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51425671276_2533c05b8d_k.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51425671276_2533c05b8d_k.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51425671276_2533c05b8d_k.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51425671276_2533c05b8d_k.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51425671276_2533c05b8d_k.webp?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":483,"url":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/2012\/06\/25\/le-tympan-de-la-cathedrale-d-amiens-hdr\/","url_meta":{"origin":2709,"position":5},"title":"Le tympan de la cath\u00e9drale d’Amiens (HDR)","author":"Yann Gourvennec","date":"June 25, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Voici une photo HDR (en noir & blanc) du tympan de la superbe cath\u00e9drale d\u2019Amiens, qui a\u00a0miraculeusement surv\u00e9cu aux bombardements allemands.\u00a0Les bombardements allemands de 1940 et leur r\u00e9sultat (voir la photo avant\/apr\u00e8s) peut \u00e9galement \u00eatre vue sur ce blog. Mais ce n\u2019est pas tout \u2026 vers la fin de la\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Photos d'architecture"","block_context":{"text":"Photos d'architecture","link":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/category\/photographie\/photos-darchitecture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Amiens","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/27889914135_14c11f8fb8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C794&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/27889914135_14c11f8fb8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C794&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/27889914135_14c11f8fb8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C794&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/27889914135_14c11f8fb8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C794&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/27889914135_14c11f8fb8_k.jpg?fit=1200%2C794&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/antimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/27611949970_075f24a11c_c.jpg.jpeg?fit=350%2C232&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60439"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2709"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24075,"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2709\/revisions\/24075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antimuseum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}