Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site
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The Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its immense scale, harmonious architecture, and exceptionally well-preserved medieval sculpture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic cathedral
ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
High Gothic ⓘ |
| category |
Gothic cathedrals in France
ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedrals in France ⓘ World Heritage Sites in France ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1270 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1220 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Our Lady
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| diocese | Diocese of Amiens ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 7700 square metres ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ambulatory with radiating chapels
ⓘ
central portal of the Last Judgement ⓘ choir ⓘ north transept ⓘ south transept ⓘ west façade ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique of France
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| length | approximately 145 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amiens
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ
surface form:
Hauts-de-France region
Somme (department) ⓘ
surface form:
Somme department
|
| locatedOn | left bank of the River Somme ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Amiens Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens
|
| naveHeight | approximately 42 metres ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate west front
ⓘ
harmonious Gothic architecture ⓘ immense scale ⓘ well-preserved medieval sculpture ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| status | cathedral church of the Diocese of Amiens ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 68 metres ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 162 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Amiens