Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Amiens Cathedral' has mentioned 'Facade' in the following places:
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| [8] Although it has lost much of its original stained glass, Amiens Cathedral is renowned for the quality and quantity of early 13th-century Gothic sculpture in the main west faxc3xa7ade and the south transept portal, and a large quantity of polychrome sculpture from later periods inside the building. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 1.1 Earlier cathedrals 1.2 Construction 1.3 Strengthening (15th century) 1.4 Modifications (16xe2x80x9318th century) 1.5 The Revolution and the 19th century 1.6 Protection and restoration (20th century) 2 Exterior 2.1 The west facade and the portals 2.2 Bell towers 2.3 Beau Pilier 2.4 The flxc3xa8che 2.5 Flying buttresses 3 Interior 3.1 The nave 3.2 The pulpit 3.3 The transept 3.4 The choir 3.5 The Choir screen (15thxe2x80x9316th c.) 3.6 The altar 3.7 The labyrinth 3.8 The chevet and east chapels 3.9 The lateral and transept chapels 4 The treasury 5 Stained glass windows 5.1 Rose windows 6 The organ 7 Light show - the faxc3xa7ade in colour 8 Notable burials and memorials 9 Notes and citations 10 Bibliography and sources 11 Further reading 12 See also 13 External links | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 1.1 Earlier cathedrals 1.2 Construction 1.3 Strengthening (15th century) 1.4 Modifications (16xe2x80x9318th century) 1.5 The Revolution and the 19th century 1.6 Protection and restoration (20th century) 2 Exterior 2.1 The west facade and the portals 2.2 Bell towers 2.3 Beau Pilier 2.4 The flxc3xa8che 2.5 Flying buttresses 3 Interior 3.1 The nave 3.2 The pulpit 3.3 The transept 3.4 The choir 3.5 The Choir screen (15thxe2x80x9316th c.) 3.6 The altar 3.7 The labyrinth 3.8 The chevet and east chapels 3.9 The lateral and transept chapels 4 The treasury 5 Stained glass windows 5.1 Rose windows 6 The organ 7 Light show - the faxc3xa7ade in colour 8 Notable burials and memorials 9 Notes and citations 10 Bibliography and sources 11 Further reading 12 See also 13 External links | WIKI |
| Restoration of the west facade was completed in 2001. | WIKI |
| The west facade and the portals[edit] | WIKI |
| The rose window and gallery of Kings on the west facade West portals of Amiens Cathedral Christ rendering judgement in the central portal Local saints including the decapitated martyrs, Victoricus and Gentian, in the west portals Smiling Virgin statue on west portal | WIKI |
| The west facade of the cathedral was built in a single campaign from 1220 to 1236, and shows an unusual degree of artistic unity. | WIKI |
| The facade has three deep porches with pointed arches, covering the three portals. | WIKI |
| The upper portions of the towers of the west facade, above the rose window, were later constructions, and are of different heights. | WIKI |
| The south bell tower on the right facing the facade, is shorter and was completed first in about 1366, The north tower was completed in 1406, and is decorated in the late Gothic Flamboyant style. | WIKI |
| The rose window on the west facade is the oldest, from 1221xe2x80x931230, from the High Gothic period, and represents Christ surrounded by the symbolic figures of the Apocalypse. | WIKI |
| High Gothic rose window of the west facade (1221xe2x80x931230) Rayonnant rose window of the north transept (14th c.) Flamboyant rose window of the south transept (16th c.) | WIKI |
| Light show - the faxc3xa7ade in colour[edit] | WIKI |
| During the process of laser cleaning in the 1990s, it was discovered that the western faxc3xa7ade of the cathedral was originally painted in multiple colours. | WIKI |
| Then, in conjunction with the laboratories of EDF and the expertise of the Society Skertzo, elaborate lighting techniques were developed to project these colours directly on the faxc3xa7ade with precision, recreating the polychromatic appearance of the 13th century. | WIKI |
| It was restored in the 19th century by Eugxc3xa8ne Viollet-le-Duc, opening up the choir with major restoration involving only thexc2xa0xe2x80x9cGalerie des Sonneursxe2x80x9d above the faxc3xa7ade, changing the style and aspect. | UNESCO |