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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Salerno Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
János Schulek influencedBy Romanesque architecture
Aquitanian culture heritageElement Romanesque architecture
Dijon Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
cathedral hill ensemble architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Cathedral Hill Ensemble
Stavanger Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St. Mary’s Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Hildesheim
Church of San Ciriaco architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbey of San Mercuriale architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Sé Velha de Coimbra architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of San Rufino architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Church of the Virgin architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Trondenes Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
cathedral of Gardar architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Cathedral of Gardar
Abbey of Fécamp architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Viterbo Cathedral hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cîteaux Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo World Heritage serial property architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Basilica of Sant’Abbondio hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
northern Portugal knownFor Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Northern Portugal
Uzerche architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Tournai Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of San Fedele architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Tivoli Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cité de Carcassonne architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Château Comtal architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Bled Castle architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
Château de Valère architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Volusien Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Carolingian architecture followedBy Romanesque architecture
Carolingian architecture influenced Romanesque architecture
Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Stevenskerk architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Mereseburg Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Merseburg Cathedral
Cathedral of San Secondiano architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Chiusi Cathedral bell tower architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Pluscarden Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Albigeois hasHeritageType Romanesque architecture
St Davids Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Senlis hasArchitecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
this entity surface form: Romanesque
Torre das Campás architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Wormser Dom architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbaye aux Hommes architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Otranto Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of St Peter architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture