Golden Virgin statue, St Honore portal, Amiens
The Vierge Doree or Golden Virgin, statue of Mary with Christ child and 3 angels, 1245, on the South portal or St Honore portal on the South transept of the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Honore or Honoratus was the 7th bishop of Amiens who lived in the 6th century AD. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13430645
Media ID
45098488
Size
5616px x 3744px
(6.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
