AMIENS SENSATION.
CATHEDRAL IN DANGER. OUTSIDE PAVING COLLAPSES. I'imffl. PARIS. May 25, Amiens Cathedral, which was damaged by German artillery in the Great War, is in grave danger. A terrific crash was heard to-night, and it was found that almost the whole of tho paved square facing the cathedral had collapsed. A hole 90ft. in diameter ami 30ft deop reached to within a few yards of tho main entrance. A storm filled the hole with water. Architects and engineers are now examining tho foundations of tho cathedral.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19028, 27 May 1925, Page 11
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