The industrial site now occupied here by Whirlpool, the American home-appliances maker, has been a remarkable survivor. Its 17 hectares of factory buildings and loading docks on the River Somme in ...

When Amiens, France, was bombed during World War I, a painting was believed to have been destroyed — until it was spotted behind pop star Madonna when she appeared in Paris Match magazine. So, Ari, if ...

This captivating drone video soars above the historic heart of Amiens, France, the location of the biggest Christmas Market in the North of France. Glide over the colossal, UNESCO World Heritage ...

For an author who fuelled the world’s wanderlust with his books, Jules Verne, who penned Around the World in Eighty Days in 1873 (it is the most translated French novel), didn’t do much travelling.

Happily, Amiens is, as it was before the wars, a thriving city, full of life with magnificent heritage buildings. And travellers are again seeking it out as they look for alternatives to overpopulated ...

Workers come and go through a turnstile during a shift change at the Whirlpool factory in Amiens, a provincial town about a two hour drive north from Paris. The U.S. appliance maker once employed more ...

President Emmanuel Macron vowed an economic revival, but as he seeks re-election, a Potemkin factory in the town where he was raised shows just how hard that can be. By Norimitsu Onishi AMIENS, France ...

Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century. It is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior ...

Seventeen police officers were injured in violent clashes with young people in the city of Amiens in northern France overnight, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Tuesday. In addition, three public ...

Text description provided by the architects. After having completed the Rennes crematorium, Plan 01 has continued to discuss a project which involves the architect in the most sensitive and rich areas ...