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Being
an ardent God botherer, I often like to include
pictures of churches in the diary and boy, have I got
a beauty for you today. It's only the huge gothic
Notre-Dame of Amiens. Begun in the year of grace 1220
under the diocese of Evrard the blessed, in the reign
of Louis VIII, son of Philip the wise, this 112m
cathedral dominates it's surroundings and is
thought to be the best example of gothic architecture
anywhere. With an internal volume of 200000m3 and it's elaborate three-tire construction, they
sure don't make 'em like this anymore... |
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Huge flying
buttresses and reinforcements for the walls were required in
the 15 century, to prevent this thing falling over
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Gargoyles, put
there to scare the locals
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Main entrance and
frontispiece containing over 3000 exquisitely carved figures
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The floor plan
showing the nave with it's 110 choir stalls and 4000
woodcarved figures depicting scenes from the Bible.
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Now
back to the gig at the Cirque
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That's us
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View from the balcony above the
stage
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Wama
strolling across the big top
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I
don't understand
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The
roof
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And
again
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Sawdust
on the floor
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defence
de fumer
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This
is where the horses used to stay
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The
stage is suspended
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Stairs
to the different floors of the big top
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Weird
signs on the stairs
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Statue
on the streets of Amien
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La
Tour Perret, 104m tall and built 1940-1944
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Panoramic
of the inside of the cirque
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