Ottonian architecture

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architectural style pre-Romanesque architecture

Ottonian architecture is a pre-Romanesque medieval architectural style of the 10th–11th centuries in the Holy Roman Empire, characterized by massive forms, modular plans, and a revival of Carolingian and early Christian design principles.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pre-Romanesque architecture	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural style ⓘ pre-Romanesque architecture ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
developedIn	10th century ⓘ 11th century ⓘ
endTime	11th century ⓘ
followedBy	Romanesque architecture ⓘ
follows	Carolingian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	alternation of piers and columns ⓘ basilican ground plans ⓘ clear modular spatial units ⓘ emphasis on liturgical processions ⓘ emphasis on verticality ⓘ flat wooden ceilings ⓘ massive forms ⓘ modular plans ⓘ multiple apses ⓘ relatively simple vaulting ⓘ westwork facades ⓘ
hasNotableExample	Abbey Church of St. Cyriakus, Gernrode NERFINISHED ⓘ Essen Minster NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandersheim Abbey church NERFINISHED ⓘ Quedlinburg Abbey church NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Gertrude's Collegiate Church, Nivelles NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Pantaleon, Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Romanesque architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Carolingian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Early Christian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Ottonian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Ottonian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Carolingian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	German lands of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Lower Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	10th century ⓘ
typicalBuildingType	three-aisled basilica ⓘ westwork church ⓘ
typicalStructuralElement	crossing tower ⓘ crypt beneath the choir ⓘ twin-tower west front ⓘ
usedFor	cathedrals ⓘ church buildings ⓘ collegiate churches ⓘ imperial chapels ⓘ monasteries ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Aachen Cathedral → architecturalStyle → Ottonian architecture ⓘ

Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim → architecturalStyle → Ottonian architecture ⓘ

St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim → architecturalStyle → Ottonian architecture ⓘ

St. Michael’s Church → architecturalStyle → Ottonian architecture ⓘ

subject surface form: St. Michael’s Church, Hildesheim

Carolingian architecture → followedBy → Ottonian architecture ⓘ

Norman architecture → follows → Ottonian architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pre-Romanesque architecture

Carolingian architecture → influenced → Ottonian architecture ⓘ

Palatine Chapel → influenced → Ottonian architecture ⓘ

Norman architecture → influencedBy → Ottonian architecture ⓘ