The Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens , or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral

Cathedral

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 and seat of the Bishop of Amiens (currently Jean-Luc Bouilleret). It is situated on a slight ridge overlooking the River Somme in the administrative capital of the Picardy

Picardy

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 region of France, some 120 km north of Paris.

The cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in France

France

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, its stone-vaulted nave reaching a height of 42.3 metres (138.8 ft) (surpassed only by the incomplete Beauvais Cathedral).