Life of a Cathedral: Notre-Dame of Amiens - pa012

Beauvais Cathedral Nave

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Beauvais Cathedral Choir. Designed c.1225, Finished c.1272, remodeled c.1300.

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Reims Cathedral Nave

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Reims Cathedral Nave. Designed c. 1210, Built c. 1230

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Chartres Cathedral Nave

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Chartres Cathedral Nave. Designed c.1194, Built c.1230.

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Soissons Cathedral Nave

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Soissons Cathedral Nave. Designed c. 1200, Built c. 1232.

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Laon Cathedral Nave

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Laon Cathedral Nave. Designed c.1160, Built c.1180.

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Notre-Dame of Paris Nave

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Notre-Dame of Paris Nave. Designed c. 1160, Built c. 1180, Remodeled c. 1220.

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Amiens Cathedral (Passages)

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 22:23:03 +0000

Amiens Cathedral, south nave aisle, looking north east

Here you have a magnificent view of three of the great spatial regimes of the cathedral. First, the south nave aisle, stretching to the east, supported by the piers of the main arcade and, on its outer edge, by the great buttresses (invisible here) that line the nave. Second, ahead of you, is a distant view of the transept, cutting across the space of the aisle. And third, to the left, you can see the soaring main vessel with its three stories: arcade, triforium and clerestory. Admire the beauty of the supports of the main arcade. These are piliers cantonnés made up of a central cylindrical core flanked by four shafts or colonnettes.
The most important design decision made by the builders was to follow the three-story elevation of Chartres, Soissons and Reims Cathedrals rather than the old-fashioned gallery of Notre-Dame of Paris and Laon Cathedral

Viollet-le-Duc Axonometric of Nave

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Amiens Cathedral (Passages)

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 22:23:03 +0000

Passage down the nave: 1

Here we begin our passage down the length of the nave. We see the north arcade with its pointed arches atop piliers cantonnés. Above the arcade the middle point of the elevation is marked by a foliate band. Above this the form of the triforium is barely legible since it is seen at a steep angle and the same is true of the tall clerestory windows. The height of the arcade up to the foliate band equals the height of the triforium and clerestory together. There is no discernible change in the forms of the nave as we advance eastward. The gaze of the visitor is drawn to the east where the enhanced brightness of the choir is already apparent....

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