Joel, Tympanum, St Honore portal, Amiens Cathedral, Picardy, France

The prophet Joel blowing his trumpet in Sion to announce the coming of the Son of God, on one of the left-hand archivolts of the tympanum of the South portal or St Honore portal on the South transept of the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Honore or Honoratus was the 7th bishop of Amiens who lived in the 6th century AD. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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The prophet Joel blowing his trumpet in Sion to announce the coming of the Son of God, on one of the left-hand archivolts of the tympanum of the South portal or St Honore portal on the South transept of the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Honore or Honoratus was the 7th bishop of Amiens who lived in the 6th century AD. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen