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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Midi-Pyrénées culturalHeritage Romanesque architecture
Speyer Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Issoire knownFor Romanesque architecture
Pisa Cathedral complex architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Pisan Romanesque
Brechin Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Anglo-Norman court patronOf Romanesque architecture
Gothic art follows Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque art
Romsey Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Hohensalzburg Fortress architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cloître Saint-André-le-Bas architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Fontana Maggiore architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
Rochester hasArchitectureStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
Riga Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
White Tower architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Østerlars Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Mont-Saint-Michel alsoFeaturesArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
Kirkstall Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Roskilde Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Dryburgh Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cluny, Saône-et-Loire hasLandmark Romanesque architecture
Chapel of St John the Evangelist architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Bonn Minster hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Medinaceli hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
Zadar Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Andria Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Paisley Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Adelsö Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Santa Maria in Aracoeli architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbey of Hauterive architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Monastery of Saint Scholastica architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
San Miniato al Monte architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
San Miniato al Monte architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Tuscan Romanesque
St Margaret’s Chapel architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Royce Hall architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Lombard Romanesque architecture
Deux-Sèvres department hasHeritage Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Deux-Sèvres
Norman keep architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saintonge heritageStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Saintonge Romanesque
Mogilno hasArchitectureStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
Avignon Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Autun cathedralStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
Peterborough Cathedral style Romanesque architecture
Moissac architecturalStyleDominant Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque