The first contains twenty-two giant statues (over twelve feet high) of crowned kings bearing sceptres in their hands.
These statues have given rise to much controversy, some holding that they represent the kings of Judah, others, the kings of France.
The second gallery corresponds to the triforium in the interior.
Lastly, comes the great doorway (photo below) with its three large doors. On either side of the lateral doors are massive buttresses which gradually taper off, rising to the upper part of the façade.
On the front side of each are three statues of the lesser prophets, with their most notable prophecies carved in the quatre-foils of the bas-reliefs below.
The whole of the statuary of the great doorway dates back approximately to the period 1225-1235.
Central Doorway (Door of St. Saviour)
On the dividing pier: Statue of Christ, known as the “Beautiful God of Amiens” (photos [p. 12]).
Trampling the lion and dragon under-foot, he is blessing with his right hand, while in his left he holds a closed book.
On the socle are carved an asp and basilisk, symbolical of the “Evil One vanquished by Christ!”