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Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, located 120 km north of Paris and 100 km southwest of Lille. With 136,449 inhabitants, it is the prefecture of the Somme department in the Hauts-de-Fra
City centre, with the Amiens Cathedral in the background
The Somme in the old town at the beginning of the 20th century
The Becquet Bridge, at the start of the 20th century
The Place Gambetta: An important hub of the former tram network of Amiens at the beginning of the 20th century
Picardy
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Picardy is a historical and cultural territory and a former administrative region located in northern France. The first mentions of this province date to the Middle Ages: it gained its first official
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…its velours. As a result of the French Revolution, the provinces of France were dismantled and the territory was organised into departments. Much of Picardy became the newly created department of Somme with Amiens as the departmental capital. During the industrial revolution, the city walls were demolished…
This painting by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes recalls the "Golden Age" in the history of the province of Picardy. The Walters Art Museum.
Landscape in Picardy
Distinctive brick building style demonstrated on a monument in the Somme, Picardy
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