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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St Cadfan's Church hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Stiftskirche Stuttgart architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Sahagún hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
Limoges Cathedral Saint-Étienne architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of San Isidoro architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Collégiale Saint-Martin de Brive architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cymer Abbey architectureStyle Romanesque architecture
Imperial Palace of Goslar architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Goslar Town Hall architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Ordino hasHeritage Romanesque architecture
Notre-Dame-en-Vaux in Châlons-en-Champagne architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Notre-Dame-en-Vaux
Mauriac architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Old Cathedral of Salamanca architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole monastery architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Saint-Paul-de-Mausole
Basilica of Saint-Remi architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Jerichow hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
High Gothic influencedBy Romanesque architecture
Freising Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Palas (great hall) architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Palas (great hall) notableFor Romanesque architecture
Aachen Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Glastonbury Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Fontevraud Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Lesser Town Bridge Towers architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Old Lesser Town Bridge Tower
Église Sainte-Foy de Sélestat architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Corvey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Souillac hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint Bavo's Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Old Town, Prague architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
St. George’s Basilica architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Bossòst hasHeritage Romanesque architecture
Norman Chapel architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Marmoutier Abbey architectureStyle Romanesque architecture
Gravedona hasFeature Romanesque architecture
historical province of Burgundy hasCulturalHeritage Romanesque architecture
Monastery of Santa Maria de Sijena style Romanesque architecture
Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus previousBuildingStyle Romanesque architecture
Pontigny Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Eberbach Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Christ Church, Bergen architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Koper Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption) architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Koper Cathedral