Talk:Amiens Cathedral
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"The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens), or just Amiens Cathedral, is the tallest complete cathedral in France with the greatest interior volume..." Is there an incomplete cathedral that is taller? that would be interesting. Maybe somebody should write about it. Either that, or not suggest that such exists. Xientist 23:39, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais is taller than Amiens' cathedral but could not be completed at the time, mainly because the spire collapsed in 1573 (according to the French article about Beauvais Cathedral). The lack of funds has led to nowadays' building. --LeftEye 14:34, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The height of the spire?
How tall is the crossing's spire above ground level? MathKnight 20:02, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
- I found it. It is 112.7 meters. MathKnight 20:37, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wartime Protection of the Cathedral
During a visit in 2002 I found two postcards in the gift shop at the Cathedral, one showing elaborate use of sandbags to protect the West portals during World War I, and the other showing immense piles of sandbags inside the Cathedral protecting the columns and some of the statuary during World War II. Does anyone have additional information about these protective measures? Are there any public domain photos available?
Could scanned versions of the postcards be somehow authorized for insertion in a Wikipedia article?
Response in either French or English will be welcomed.Tvbanfield 04:30, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
