Amiens Cathedral

Amiens Cathedral, north transept portal

The north transept façade is austere: the portal does not have figurative sculpture in the jambs or voussoirs and the tympanum was left open until the installation of the glazed tympanum in the fourteenth century. At the center stands a bishop, often interpreted as Saint Honoré, while at the base of the trumeau are images of the Annunciation and Nativity. Odd, since in the matching portal on the south side Mary stands atop a bishop.
Zoom in to admire the exquisite low-relief sculpture of the lintel.