Gigantic proportions, a 112-metre-high spire, sumptuous sculpted portals, black and white marble paving leading to the labyrinth... Notre-Dame d'Amiens cannot fail to dazzle the visitor!

Considered a masterpiece of Gothic art, Notre-Dame d'Amiens is the largest medieval cathedral in the world, with an interior volume of nearly 200,000 m3, double that of Notre-Dame de Paris. It is also the highest under nave, with a vault height of 42 meters!

Doubly listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Notre-Dame d'Amiens celebrates its 800th anniversary in 2020.

The first stones were laid in 1220, in a context of great prosperity. Three successive master builders led the construction. Contrary to tradition, the architects began by building the façade and the nave. The construction was quite rapid since the main part was completed at the end of the 13th century: this gave Notre-Dame d'Amiens an architectural unity that many of its rivals could envy.

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