Amiens Cathedral: Building Campaign and Decorative Program (c.1220–1270)

1. Fire of 1218 creates rebuilding opportunity

   Jan 1, 1218Labels: Amiens Cathedral, Fire 1218

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   • UNESCO

2. Gothic building campaign begins under Evrard

   Jan 1, 1220Labels: Evrard de, Robert de

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   • UNESCO

3. Early focus on west front and nave

   Jan 1, 1220Labels: West Front, Nave

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   • UNESCO

4. West façade sculpture program takes shape

   Jan 1, 1220Labels: West Fa, Portal Sculpture

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   • UNESCO

5. Nave substantially complete and in use

   Jan 1, 1236Labels: Nave, West Front

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   • Wikipedia

6. Transition to choir and radiating chapels

   Jan 1, 1238Labels: Choir, Radiating Chapels

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   • UNESCO

7. Bishop Arnould buried in the new choir

   Jan 1, 1247Labels: Bishop Arnould, Choir

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8. Work slows before renewed push

   Jan 1, 1248Labels: Construction Pause

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9. Fire of 1258 damages eastern chapels

   Jan 1, 1258Labels: Fire 1258, Eastern Chapels

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   • Columbia

10. Renaud de Cormont leads experimental upper works

    Jan 1, 1260Labels: Renaud de, Flying Buttresses

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    • UNESCO

11. Axial choir window dated 1269 marks completion

    Jan 1, 1269Labels: Axial Window, Choir

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    • Columbia

12. Building and decoration program reaches mature form

    Jan 1, 1270Labels: Decorative Program, Gothic Identity

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    • Smarthistory