. Peeps into Picardy . d,and belonged to the Vidame of that town, JeandAilly, Baron of Picquigny. Gabrielle dEstreesinhabited the castle whilst Henry IV was besieg-ing Amiens. It still retains its old gates. Onthe west, between the towers, is the Porte du principal entrance has a double gate; after i6o PEEPS INTO PICARDY passing the second of these, the portions in bestpreservation are the kitchen, of 1583, two towers,the cellars, and part of the subterranean passagesleading to the Somme. Madame de Sevignestayed in the chateau in 1689, but the rooms sheoccupied are in complete ruin. I
. Peeps into Picardy . d,and belonged to the Vidame of that town, JeandAilly, Baron of Picquigny. Gabrielle dEstreesinhabited the castle whilst Henry IV was besieg-ing Amiens. It still retains its old gates. Onthe west, between the towers, is the Porte du principal entrance has a double gate; after i6o PEEPS INTO PICARDY passing the second of these, the portions in bestpreservation are the kitchen, of 1583, two towers,the cellars, and part of the subterranean passagesleading to the Somme. Madame de Sevignestayed in the chateau in 1689, but the rooms sheoccupied are in complete ruin. In the green enclosure of the castle is the oldcollegiate church of St. Martin, with a xv c. choirand XIII c. nave. Mounted up above the townit looks picturesque ; its tower is very the entrance of the Rue des Chanoines a monu-ment marks the spot where St. Firmin firstpreached Christianity. From this town, by railor road, Amiens, with its many beauties, liessome twelve kilometres to the south. ^jiVife^.v-H^n]^. CENTRE DOOR, WEST FRONT, AMIENS CATHEDRAL. (60] PART IV II i6i CHAPTER I AMIENS What visions the mere name of Amiens conjuresup—of hours spent in silent ecstasy before theglorious west front of its stupendous cathedral,or the thrill of wonder and delight upon enteringthe nave with its noble, unbroken columns, wherethe eye wanders upwards and upwards as thoughit would pierce Heaven itself! But before en-larging on the beauties of Amiens Cathedral, it isbetter, perhaps, to learn something of the history,ancient and modern, of the town itself. Amiens—ancient name Samarobriva, or bridgeover the Somme—once the capital of Picardy,and now of the Department of the Somme, Ueseighty-one miles north of Paris, and dates fromvery early times. Of the people who inhabitedthe territory before the Ambiani, nothing isknown beyond the fact that they left monumentsof their occupation in the menhirs found in theneighbourhood. From an early date, Amiensmust have been a flourish
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