Title

Amiens, France

Caption

France, Hauts-de-France region, Somme department, Amiens, the Horloge Dewailly (clock), place Marie-Sans-Chemise, rue des Sergents.
Recent reconstruction of the clock erected in 1896 by the architect Emile Ricquier on Place Gambetta. In 1940, the statue was dismantled and taken out of the way to protect it from the bombardments. The column that remained in place was found well after the war, in a wasteland, dislocated and rusting.
Only the statue by sculptor Albert Roze is original.
The new clock was built identically by architect François Vasselle and inaugurated on 31 December 1999.

Date

Feb 14, 2025

Credit line

Gilles Targat/Photo12

Reference

GTT25A00_282

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,6Mb) / 11,8in x 17,7in / 3543 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tourism France Hauts De France Clock Sculpture Somme Town City Monument Architecture Art Nouveau Copy Reconstruction Rebuilding Nice weather Sky Blason Escutcheon Coat of arms Coat Of Arms Cardinal points Floral decoration Nobody No people Deserted

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