Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km (75 mi) north of Paris and 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France. The city had a population of 136,105 according to the 2006 census, and has one of the biggest university hospitals in France with a capacity of 1,200 beds. Amiens Cathedral is the largest church in France by volume, estimated at 200,000 cubic metres (260,000 cu yd). It is also a World Heritage Site. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years.
The town was fought over during both World Wars, suffering significant damage, and was repeatedly occupied by both sides. The 1918 Battle of Amiens was the opening phase of the Hundred Days Offensive which directly led to the Armistice with Germany. The Royal Air Force heavily bombed the town during the Second World War. In the aftermath the city was rebuilt according to Pierre Dufau's plans with wider streets to ease traffic congestion. These newer structures were primarily built of brick, concrete and white stone with slate roofs. The architect Auguste Perret designed the Gare d'Amiens train station and nearby Tour Perret.
Amiens has an important historical and cultural heritage, on which a significant amount of tourism is based. Apart from the cathedral, there is the hortillonnages [fr], the Jules Verne House [fr], the Tour Perret, the Musée de Picardie, the zoo, and the quarters of Saint-Leu and Saint-Maurice. A total of 53 monuments are listed in the inventory of monuments historiques, 126 places and monuments listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage and 263 objects listed in the inventory of monuments historiques. During December, the town hosts the largest Christmas market in northern France. It is known for a few local foods, including "macarons d'Amiens", almond paste biscuits; "tuiles amienoises", chocolate and orange curved biscuits; "pâté de canard d'Amiens", duck pâté in pastry; "la ficelle Picarde", an oven-baked cheese-topped crêpe; and "flamiche aux poireaux", a puff pastry tart made with leeks and cream.
GPS: 49° 53′ 31.2″ N, 2° 17′ 56.4″ E
Credits:
This scenery has been extracted from Google Maps, hence all 3D credits goes to Google.
This scenery has been generated with the Google Earth Decoder tool (credits to /u/Jonahex111):
https://www.reddit.com/r/FS2020Creation/comments/j3faaj/google_earth_decoder_now_userfriendly/
Addon history:
v1.0: initial release
v1.1: Add two POIs:
- Tour Perret
- Le Beffroi
What is the difference with the previous version ?
- better scenery blending with the MS/Asobo landscapes
- more autogen trees in the scenery, by using specific and accurate height maps (with a 5m precision)
- wider area
- "laser-cut" tiles to remove water, forests and woods
If you want to donate, you will always be welcome to help me continue with more projects and update the existing ones https://paypal.me/Thalixte.
super!!!
1 years ago
alincho
Thank you!
1 years ago
Vizipok
superbe rendu, merci beaucoup !
1 years ago
fchosson
7 jours et déjà la 1.1 !!!
Pas très bon pour la planète tout ça... 😞
1 years ago
What's about you? You are not forced to download this wonderful FREEWARE scenery! Shame on you!
1 years ago
BoernieG
zetar
It was very successful and there are many personal memories attached to this place. I would be very happy if you would also include the area between the city and the airport, because there are important shops and roundabouts a bit away from the old town. A lot is bought here and it would make the sightseeing flight from the airport over the city even nicer. Thanks
C'était très réussi et il y a beaucoup de souvenirs personnels attachés à cet endroit. Je serais très heureux si vous incluiez également la zone entre la ville et l'aéroport, car il y a des magasins importants et des ronds-points un peu à l'écart de la vieille ville. Beaucoup est acheté ici et cela rendrait le vol touristique de l'aéroport au-dessus de la ville encore plus agréable. Merci
1 years ago
FFA066Pilot
Magnifique version ! Merci pour le partage
1 years ago
JAF3414
Excellente nouvelle version! A mon avis, la Tour Péret méritait également son POI 😊
1 years ago
Je peux l'ajouter, pas de souci
1 years ago
Thalixte
mv46
Excellent work at capturing a historic feel to the scenery in good quality. Good FPS too! here's a short video with performance indicators... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MySMFPNweAk
1 years ago
PaulHolmes
Merci soit
1 years ago
jpamuneco
Very nice. Thank you very much. Great improvement to your previous version. Hope you will continue your improvements 😊
1 years ago
Archer374