Romanesque architecture

E17610

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.

All labels observed (14)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (672)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abbaye aux Dames architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Duomo di San Martino architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
San Michele in Foro architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica di San Frediano architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Duomo di San Vigilio architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
La Charité-sur-Loire priory architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of Saint Tryphon architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Collegiate Church of Saint Ursus architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Piacenza Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of Sant’Antonino architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Étienne d’Agde Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Aarhus Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Dom zu Speyer architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Collégiale Notre-Dame de Vernon architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basilica of Saint Servatius architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbey Church of Saint-Austremoine architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Ostrów Tumski architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Ostrów Tumski (Wrocław)
Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Saint-Laurent church (Grenoble) architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Wenlock Priory architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbey church of Saint-Étienne architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
St Canice's Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Rieti Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Jerpoint Abbey architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
sanctuary of the Three Marys architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Sanctuary of the Three Marys
Cathedral of San Sabino architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
abbey church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Abbey Church of Saint-Sauveur de Charroux
Saint-André-le-Bas complex architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Thun Church architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Worms Synagogue architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Skara Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Franziskanerkirche (Franciscan Church, Salzburg) architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
subject surface form: Franziskanerkirche (Salzburg)
St. Peter’s Abbey, Salzburg architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of Saint Mary Major architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Genoa Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
San Michele Maggiore architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of Saint Matthew architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Bamberg Cathedral architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
Basel Minster architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture