Amiens Cathedral – Amiens, France, constructed 1220-1269 CE

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Amiens Cathedral – Amiens, France, constructed 1220-1269 CE. View looking across to south flank of nave Note pointed arches, stained glass, trefoil openings of windows, and the “House of Daedalus/Labyrinth” on the floor. Quadripartite vaulting. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Amiens Cathedral – Amiens, France, constructed 1220-1269 CE

View looking across to south flank of nave

Note pointed arches, stained glass, trefoil openings of windows, and the “House of

Daedalus/Labyrinth” on the floor

Quadripartite vaulting

Tympanum with scenes of the Last Judgment, Amiens portal façade

Labors of the months and signs of the zodiac in low relief in quatrefoil frames, façade of Amiens

L: “Beau dieu” figure, trumeau of Amiens façadeR: March “Pruning the vines” from Amiens facade