Amiens Cathedral
A Gothic cathedral on a ridge above the Somme, the largest in France by interior volume. Its west front is carved with hundreds of figures, and its nave rises more than 42 metres.
- Where
- Amiens, Hauts-de-France, France
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 49.8946, 2.3021
Get the Amiens Cathedral stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Amiens Cathedral. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Hauts-de-France volume with your photos and a note.
Near Amiens Cathedral
Canadian National Vimy Memorial 64 km
Canada's memorial to its soldiers of the First World War, on the ridge the Canadian Corps attacked in 1917. Twin white pylons rise above a 100 hectare preserved battlefield park, and its walls carry the names of Canadians killed in France who have no known grave.
Louvre-Lens 69 km
An outpost of the Paris Louvre in the old mining town of Lens, about 200 kilometres north of the capital. Works from the Louvre's collections come here on medium and long loans, shown in a long, low building of glass and polished aluminium.
Château de Pierrefonds 78 km
A medieval castle in the Oise, rebuilt for Napoleon III by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century as a romantic vision of the Middle Ages. Its towers, battlements and drawbridge have made it a favourite setting for films.
Château de Chantilly 79 km
A château about 50 kilometres north of Paris, made up of a Petit Château built around 1560 and a Grand Château rebuilt in the 1870s. It holds a major collection of old paintings, a horse museum in its Great Stables and gardens laid out by Le Nôtre.
Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial 83 km
A memorial to some 4,742 soldiers of the British Indian Army who fell on the Western Front and have no known grave. It stands where Indian troops fought in the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle in 1915, around a tall column crowned with a lotus and the Star of India.
Parc Astérix 87 km
A theme park in northern France built around the Asterix comics of Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. After Disneyland Paris it is the most visited entertainment resort in the country, with roller coasters and villages of Gauls and Romans.
Rouen Cathedral 100 km
The seat of the Archbishop of Rouen, built and rebuilt over more than eight centuries in styles from Early Gothic to Flamboyant and Renaissance. Its three towers are each in a different style, and Monet painted its façade more than thirty times in changing light.
Monet's House and Gardens 107 km
The house in Giverny where Claude Monet lived and painted for 43 years, with the gardens he spent years planting. Across the lane lies the water garden with its Japanese bridge and the lily pond he painted again and again.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Hauts-de-France
Questions
Where is Amiens Cathedral?
Amiens Cathedral is in Amiens, Hauts-de-France, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Canadian National Vimy Memorial (64 km), Louvre-Lens (69 km), Château de Pierrefonds (78 km).
How do I get the Amiens Cathedral stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Amiens Cathedral and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Hauts-de-France volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Amiens Cathedral before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Hauts-de-France volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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