Romanesque architecture

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Romanesque architecture is a medieval European building style characterized by thick walls, rounded arches, sturdy piers, large towers, and decorative arcading, widely used in churches and castles before the rise of Gothic architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
medieval architecture
associatedWith feudal society
monastic orders
pilgrimage churches
developedIn Western Europe
medieval Europe
doorwayType deeply recessed portals
followedBy Gothic architecture
hasCharacteristic barrel vaults
decorative arcading
dimly lit interiors
groin vaults
large towers
massive quality
rounded arches
sculptural decoration on portals
simple geometric forms
small windows
sturdy piers
symmetrical plans
thick piers instead of slender columns
thick walls
use of buttresses
use of stone construction
influenced Gothic architecture
influencedBy Byzantine architecture
Early Christian architecture
Roman architecture
notableExample Durham Cathedral
Pisa Cathedral complex
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
Worms Cathedral
precededBy Pre-Romanesque architecture GENERATED
regionalVariant Anglo-Norman architecture
Romanesque architecture self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lombard Romanesque

Romanesque architecture self-linksurface differs
surface form: Norman architecture

Romanesque architecture self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rhenish Romanesque

Romanesque architecture self-linksurface differs
surface form: Spanish Romanesque
roofType stone vaults
timber roofs
structuralSystem load-bearing masonry walls
timePeriod approximately 10th to 12th century GENERATED
typicalDecoration chevron ornament
figurative capitals
tympanum reliefs
zigzag mouldings
typicalElement ambulatory
apse
cloister
crossing tower
radiating chapels
transept
westwork
usedFor castles
cathedrals
churches
fortified buildings
monasteries
windowType small round-arched windows

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abbey church of Saint-Philibert architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Abbey church of Saint-Philibert
San Giusto Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of San Bartolomeo architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of Our Lady architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Leaning Tower of Pisa architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Julien Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Saint-Julien Church (Ath)
Cahors Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Iglesia de San Esteban architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Église Notre-Dame-de-Romigier architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Morača Monastery architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Baptistery of Padua architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Hovedøya Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Cosme priory architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Saint-Cosme Priory
Guimarães Castle architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
São Miguel do Castelo Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbaye de Sénanque architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilique Saint-Amable de Riom architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Palazzo dei Priori, Volterra architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St. Patrokli Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Esztergom Castle architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Schöngrabern, Austria architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Schöngrabern parish church
Pesaro Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Prato Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Nikolaikirche architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Nikolaikirche (Berlin)
Kiliansdom architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cavaillon Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St. Mary’s Church, Oslo architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Groß St. Martin architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Seu d’Ègara architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of Sant Pere architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of Sant Miquel architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Lugo Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of Santa Maria architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Neuenburg Castle architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Oviedo Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Gamla Uppsala church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Gamla Uppsala Church
Trani Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Mainz Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Reggio Emilia Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Viborg Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of St. Castor architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Ribe Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Ribe Cathedral is a historic church building architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Ribe Cathedral
Domus Municipalis architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture