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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Royal Portal architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Lorch Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Vence Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Monastery of Santes Creus architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbey of Fontevivo architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Jelling church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Jelling Church
Saints-Pierre-et-Paul Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Quiriace Collegiate Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St. Ludgerus Basilica in Werden architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Melaine Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Rab)
Martinskirche architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Martinskirche (Ladenburg)
Paderborn Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
San Marcos Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Palazzo Comunale architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Palazzo Comunale (Pistoia)
Church of Sant'Andrea architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint Faith Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Piazza del Duomo architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Piazza del Duomo (Pistoia)
La Seu Vella architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Seu Vella architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Gradac Monastery architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Dié Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Lô Notre-Dame Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Kortrijk)
Essen Minster architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of Santa Restituta architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Auhausen Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Rødenes Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Église Saint-Pierre de Maintenon architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Sant Pere de Casserres architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Sé de Braga architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Osma Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Tomba di Rotari architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Pula Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St. Michael Church in Obergum architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of St. Laurentius, Baflo architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Sovana Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Palazzo Pretorio (Sovana) architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture