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Collégiale St. Vulfran
The St. Vulfran church, built in 1488 and never completed, is a master work of flamboyant Gothic style.
Abbeville
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Basilque Notre Dame de Brebières
Splendid example of Neo-Byzantijnse architecture, the basilica Notre Dame of Brebières had been baptised by the pope Léon XIII in "Lourdes du Nord” and has been an important pilgrimages since the 12th century.
Albert
Internet site:
http://www.ville-albert.fr/fr/
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La cathédrale Notre Dame d'Amiens
Built in 1220, one of most beautiful and largest (twice the size as Notre-Dame in Paris) example of the Gothic construction style, registered on the world heritage list of UNESCO
Amiens
Internet site: http://w2.amiens.com/cathedrale
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Museum van Picardië
Established in a monument in pure Napoleon-III style, with lots of collectives from the prehistory untill the 20th century
Amiens
website:
http://w2.amiens.com/museedepicardie
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Samara
Large park concerning prehistory. You discover 600.000 years of history and a century archaeology. Arboretum, pavilion of exhibition (constructions of the habitat and crafts industry).
Amiens
Internetsite: http://www.samara.fr
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Château de Ham
Ruine of a citadel from the 15 centurie which did service as a prison for subversive men. Napoleonkept here as a prisoner for many years', escaped by disguising himself as a mason
Ham
Internet site:
http://ville-ham.fr
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Château de Picquigny
Remains of a castle from the 14th centurie. You can see a kitchen from 1600, a part of the room in which was passed sentence and pavilion
Picquigny
Internet site: http://piquigny.free.fr
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Chapelle st. Esprit in Rue
Decoratively gothic sculpture
Rue
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Parc ornithologique Marcanterra
Extended nature area (1000 ha) of forested dunes and pastures to the edge of the bay of the Somme. It is the country between ground and sea, what the Picardic coast in its origin has been preserved.
St Quentin en Tourmont
website: Marcanterra Sea Ranch & Marcanterra Bois & Plantes
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Château de Rambures
Feudal, 15th century citadel which gives an entirely intact deposition of military architecture in the middle ages.
Rambures
website:
http://www.chateaufort-rambures.com
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