This cathedral unusually features a gallery of 22 sculptures of kings that lies underneath its rosette window. The ratio of dimensions of this cathedral’s nave, along with its floor plan, was the model for Cologne Cathedral. The trumeau of this cathedral’s west façade features a statue of Christ called the Beau Dieu. To prevent this cathedral’s choir from collapsing, Pierre Tarisel installed a wrought iron chain through its triforium that contracted as it cooled. Openwork flying buttresses were chosen to reinforce this cathedral’s choir by Renaud de Cormont, who designed it along with his father Thomas and (*) Robert de Luzarches (“loo-ZASH”). This cathedral houses a relic of the skull of John the Baptist. Like Chartres and Reims (“rams”), it features a marble labyrinth at the center of its nave, which is the highest of any French Gothic cathedral. For 10 points, name this High Gothic cathedral located in the capital of the Somme department. ■END■
ANSWER: Amiens (“am-YAN”) Cathedral [or Our Lady of Amiens or Notre-Dame d’Amiens; or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens or Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens; accept The Bible of Amiens; reject “Notre Dame” or “Our Lady”]
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