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Amiens is a city and commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in northern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, north of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. It is the capital of the Somme
Somme

The Somme is a departments of France of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme River. It is part of the Picardie regions of France....
 department in Picardie
Picardie

This article is about the modern French region. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France of France. It is located in the northern part of France....
.

Paleolithic culture named Acheulean
Acheulean

Acheulean is the name given to an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture associated with prehistoric hominins during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa and much of West Asia and Europe....
 was named for its first identified site, in Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens. Amiens, the Roman Samarobriva, was the central settlement of the Ambiani
Ambiani

The Ambiani were a Belgic people, who were said to be able to muster 10,000 armed men, in 57 BCE, the year of Julius Caesar's Belgic campaign....
, one of the principal tribes of Gaul, who were issuing coinage, probably from Amiens, in the first century BC.






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Amiens is a city and commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in northern France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, north of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. It is the capital of the Somme
Somme

The Somme is a departments of France of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme River. It is part of the Picardie regions of France....
 department in Picardie
Picardie

This article is about the modern French region. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is one of the 26 regions of France of France. It is located in the northern part of France....
.

History

The Paleolithic culture named Acheulean
Acheulean

Acheulean is the name given to an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture associated with prehistoric hominins during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa and much of West Asia and Europe....
 was named for its first identified site, in Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens. Amiens, the Roman Samarobriva, was the central settlement of the Ambiani
Ambiani

The Ambiani were a Belgic people, who were said to be able to muster 10,000 armed men, in 57 BCE, the year of Julius Caesar's Belgic campaign....
, one of the principal tribes of Gaul, who were issuing coinage, probably from Amiens, in the first century BC. By tradition, it was at the gates of Amiens that Saint Martin of Tours
Martin of Tours

Saint Martin of Tours , was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Roman Catholic Church saints....
, at the time still a Roman soldier, shared his cloak with a naked beggar. Saint Honorius (Honoré)
Honoratus of Amiens

Saint Honoratus of Amiens was the seventh bishop of Amiens. His calendar of saints is May 16....
 (d. 600 AD) was the seventh bishop of the city.

Amiens was later the capital of Picardy
Picardy

This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France....
.

The Battle of Amiens
Battle of Amiens

The Battle of Amiens, which began on 8 August 1918, was the opening phase of the Allies of World War I offensive later known as the Hundred Days Offensive that ultimately led to the end of World War I....
 was the opening phase of the Hundred Days Offensive
Hundred Days Offensive

The Hundred Days Offensive was the final period of World War I, where the Allies of World War I launched a series of offensives against the Central Powers on the Western Front from 8 August 1918 to 11 November 1918, beginning with the Battle of Amiens....
 in World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. This offensive led to the armistice which ended the war.

During World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, on 18 February 1944, Nazi-occupied Amiens was the site of Operation Jericho
Operation Jericho

Operation Jericho was a low-level World War II Airstrike by Allies of World War II aircraft on Amiens Prison in Nazi Germany-occupied France on 18 February 1944....
, a British operation which freed 258 people by bombing Amiens prison.

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Sights

Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens , or simply Amiens Cathedral, is the tallest complete cathedral in France, with the greatest interior volume ....
 (a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
) is the tallest of the large 'classic' Gothic
Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is a style of architecture which flourished during the high and late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
 churches of the 13th century and is the largest in France of its kind. After a fire destroyed the former cathedral, the new nave
Nave

In Romanesque architecture and Gothic architecture Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and Church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar....
 was begun in 1220 - and finished in 1247. Amiens Cathedral is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior elevation, the particularly fine display of sculptures on the principal façade and in the south transept, and the labyrinth
Labyrinth

In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos....
, and other inlays of its floor. It is described as the "Parthenon of Gothic architecture," and by John Ruskin
John Ruskin

John Ruskin was a British art critic and social thought, also remembered as an author, poet and artist. His essays on art and architecture were extremely influential in the Victorian era and Edwardian period eras....
 as "Gothic, clear of Roman tradition and of Arabian taint, Gothic pure, authoritative, unsurpassable, and unaccusable."

Amiens is also known for the hortillonnages, gardens on small islands in the marshland along the Somme River
Somme River

The Somme is a river in Picardy, northern France. The name Somme comes from a Celtic languages word meaning tranquility. The department Somme was named after this river....
, surrounded by a grid network of man-made canals.

See also

  • Treaty of Amiens
    Treaty of Amiens

    The Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended the hostilities between France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the French Revolutionary Wars....
  • Battle of Amiens
    Battle of Amiens

    The Battle of Amiens, which began on 8 August 1918, was the opening phase of the Allies of World War I offensive later known as the Hundred Days Offensive that ultimately led to the end of World War I....
  • Operation Jericho
    Operation Jericho

    Operation Jericho was a low-level World War II Airstrike by Allies of World War II aircraft on Amiens Prison in Nazi Germany-occupied France on 18 February 1944....


External links

  • Hortillons: http://perso.club-internet.fr/claudine.bienaime/parcsjardins.htm#parchortillons
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