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Amiens Cathedral: Band of reliefs, two rows of quatrefoils
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Scenes of agriculture (labors of the months, March, April, May shown) below, signs of the Zodiac above.
The cathedral, dedicated to Notre-Dame, is a classic example of 13th-century architecture and sculpture. Built between 1220 and ca. 1270, it replaced a complex of episcopal buildings. The names of the architects are known from the labyrinth (destroyed 18th century; reconstructed 1894-1897) that in 1288 was set into the floor of the nave: Robert de Luzarches, Thomas de Cormont and Regnault de Cormont. The cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in France, with the greatest interior volume (estimated at 200,000 m³).