On either side are six large statues representing the most notable among the first bishops, martyrs, and saints of the diocese (photo above).
Scenes illustrating the round of tasks of the peasants are carved in the medallions on the basement. Above each scene of digging, reaping, harvesting, etc., appears the zodiacal sign of the corresponding month.
In the calendar of Amiens, the year opens with the month of December and the sign of Capricorn (first medallion on the right).
The reading of the calendar should begin there (photo above).