Amiens
Somme River city
Amiens is a city in northern France, capital of the Somme department in the Picardy region.
It is known for its Gothic cathedral—the largest in France—and its historic importance as a textile center.
The Treaty of Amiens (1802) briefly ended hostilities between France and Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.
French river, WWI battlefield
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- beetrootEdible crimson root vegetable
- endiveBitter salad leaf
- floating gardensBuoyant agricultural plots
market gardening · agriculture · canals · regional · provincial · département
French river, WWI battlefield
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- Hundred DaysNapoleon's 1815 restoration period
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
infantry · no-man's-land · shellshock · tommies · doughboys · mustard gas · frontline · barrage
Of the Middle Ages
- woolSheared animal fiber
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- charterFounding organizational document
- burghersUrban merchant-class inhabitants
ramparts · fortifications · citadel · belfry · Hanseatic · Renaissance · Jules Verne · textile industry
Church's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- flying buttressExternal arch transferring thrust
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
- spireTapering architectural peak
vault · labyrinth · choir · stained glass · apse · clerestory · gargoyle · altar
Pertaining to cities
- municipalityLocal governing district
- downtownCentral business district
- canalsConstructed water passages
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
university · residents · mayor · council · riverfront · commerce · transportation hub · TGV
Somme
French river, WWI battlefield
floating gardens · market gardening · agriculture · canals · regional · provincial · département
Somme
French river, WWI battlefield
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- Hundred DaysNapoleon's 1815 restoration period
artillery · infantry · no-man's-land · shellshock · tommies · doughboys · mustard gas · frontline · barrage · tanks
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- woolSheared animal fiber
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- charterFounding organizational document
burghers · ramparts · fortifications · citadel · belfry · Hanseatic · Renaissance · Jules Verne · textile industry · Crusades
nave
Church's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- flying buttressExternal arch transferring thrust
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
spire · vault · labyrinth · choir · stained glass · apse · clerestory · gargoyle · altar · chancel
urban
Pertaining to cities
- municipalityLocal governing district
- downtownCentral business district
- canalsConstructed water passages
infrastructure · university · residents · mayor · council · riverfront · commerce · transportation hub · TGV · civic