Visigothic architecture

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Iberian architecture architectural style early medieval architecture

Visigothic architecture is an early medieval Iberian style characterized by horseshoe arches, intricate stone carving, and the fusion of late Roman, Christian, and Germanic design elements.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Visigothic Church in Hispania 2
Visigothic Church 1
Visigothic culture 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iberian architecture ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
early medieval architecture ⓘ
country Visigothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
declineCause Umayyad conquest of Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedInPeriod 6th century ⓘ
7th century ⓘ
Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows Germanic tribal building traditions ⓘ
early Christian architecture ⓘ
late Roman architecture ⓘ
hasCharacteristic Greek-cross plans ⓘ
ashlar masonry ⓘ
basilican plans ⓘ
decorative lattice screens ⓘ
fusion of Roman and Germanic elements ⓘ
horseshoe arch ⓘ
interior sculptural decoration ⓘ
intricate stone carving ⓘ
sculpted capitals ⓘ
small windows ⓘ
square apses ⓘ
stone barrel vaults ⓘ
stone relief ornament ⓘ
thick walls ⓘ
use of impost blocks ⓘ
influenced Asturian pre-Romanesque architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mozarabic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Romanesque architecture in Spain ⓘ
influencedBy Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Germanic art ⓘ
Roman architecture ⓘ
early Christian architecture ⓘ
late antique architecture ⓘ
mainRegion Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableExample Ermita de Santa María de Lara NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Fructuoso de Montelios NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Juan de Baños NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Pedro de la Nave NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santa Comba de Bande NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santa María de Quintanilla de las Viñas NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
timeOfFlourishing reign of Recceswinth ⓘ
reign of Wamba ⓘ
typicalBuildingType basilica ⓘ
church ⓘ
funerary chapel ⓘ
monastery ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

San Juan de Baños → architecturalStyle → Visigothic architecture ⓘ
San Pedro de la Nave → architecturalStyle → Visigothic architecture ⓘ
Fulgentius of Écija → church → Visigothic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Visigothic Church
Catholic Church in Spain → historicalPrecursor → Visigothic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Visigothic Church in Hispania
Moorish architecture → influencedBy → Visigothic architecture ⓘ
Mozarabic chant → influencedByCulture → Visigothic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Visigothic culture
Fulgentius of Écija → partOf → Visigothic architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Visigothic Church in Hispania