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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Civate architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Abbey of San Pietro al Monte
Torphichen Kirk architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Klosterneuburg Monastery architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Teramo Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Vic architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbey of Venosa architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Brandenburg Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of San Claudio de Olivares architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Dömötör Tower architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St. Suitbertus Basilica architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of San Pedro de la Rúa architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of Santo Sepulcro architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Tudela Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of San Miguel architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of Santa María Magdalena architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of San Ponziano architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Palazzo Comunale architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Palazzo Comunale (San Gimignano)
Keldby Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Église Saint-Hilaire de Melle architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Hilaire church is part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France World Heritage Site architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Saint-Hilaire church (Melle)
Goleto monastery architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Goleto Monastery
Cathedral of Santa María de Tui architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Dutch Reformed church of Stedum architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Sé de Viana do Castelo architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St. Blasii Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Dom St. Blasii architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Monastery of Our Lady architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Lodi Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of St Plechelm architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Die architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Valence Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Apollinaire Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Rygge Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St. Andreas Church, Cologne architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Nitra Castle architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St Gumbertus Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of San Tirso de Sahagún architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
San Juan de la Peña architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of San Lorenzo de Sahagún architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Drüggelte architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Drüggelte Romanesque church
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, commonly called Christ Church Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture