15 June 2019
Visit to Amiens Cathedral
VISIT TO AMIENS CATHEDRAL
Saturday 15 June 2019
"I should like to give the reader the desire and the means to spend a day in Amiens as a kind of Ruskinian pilgrimage."
Preface to John Ruskin's Bible d'Amiens, Marcel Proust
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Introduction L’Association des Amis de la Cathédrale d’Amiens and Claude Wittezaële, a member of the SAMP, are pleased to invite you to visit Amiens Cathedral, including the choir stalls and the upper parts, on Saturday 15 June 2019. The visit will be led by Aurélien André. A graduate in history and art history from the Université Paris-IV Sorbonne, Aurélien André specialises in late medieval Gothic art. A leading expert on Amiens Cathedral, he is a guide-lecturer accredited by the Ministry of Culture. The visit programme is as follows: 11am to 12:30pm: visit to the lower parts (including the choir stalls)
12:30pm to 2:30pm: lunch at the Brasserie de l’Horloge, 7 rue des Sergents, Amiens (a stone's throw from the cathedral)
2:30pm to 5pm: visit to the upper parts (interior and exterior)
Meeting points Those arriving by train at Amiens station will be met at the station until 10:45am.* Questions For any questions relating to this visit, simply send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We look forward to seeing you for what promises to be a most enjoyable day!
* Examples of trains, whose service on that day is compatible with the visit: Departure: Amiens 5:37pm |
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