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The cathedrals of Amiens and Cologne are very similar in there structure. They are both built with flying buttresses to support the extreme height of the cathedrals. The Amiens cathedral's maximum height is 370 feet high where is the Cologne cathedral's maximum height is 471 feet high. The Cologne cathedral was started in 1248 and finished with interruptions by 1880 there for taking many decades to complete. The Amiens cathedral was completed by 1266, of when it was started we are unsure due to fires that destroyed all the records. The Amiens cathedral is more of the Gothic style due to the time period it was built in, unlike the cologne which was built over a long period through many generations. Although these cathedrals have many differences they are also very similar for instance in there shape. Both of these cathedrals have the same "t" shape, Amiens is a little smaller than Cologne but the interior have the same symmetry as you walk through. To look up at the ceiling of these cathedrals is as if your looking through a kaleidoscope, with all the different geometrical shapes used along the interior. The detail through out these cathedrals is astoundingly beautiful with the carving out all through out the exterior as well as the interior.