a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
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romanesque::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | romanesque architecture |
| Type of | architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture |
| Has types | norman architecture |
Examples of romanesque
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A much larger and more representative romanesque basilica was built in its spot.
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If you don't like the romanesque, then you are really better off skipping Zamora.
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Duck confit, Houellebecq suggests, and romanesque churches and raw-milk cheese.
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Romanesque architecture varied greatly in Italy in both style and construction.
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Romanesque Revival buildings were popular, as were neo-classical structures.
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Romanesque arches and continuously whirring wheels give it the feel of a ghost train.
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Romanesque architecture in Germany is characterised by its massive and modular nature.
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The structure was built between 1888 end 1893 in neo-romanesque style with gothics elements.
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Romanesque art gradually came to express a sense of impending doom.
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- A style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
- Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe, characterized by semi-circular arches, and evolving into the Gothic style, characterised by pointed arches, beginning in the 12th century. ...
- Romanesque is the first EP by Japanese rock band Buck-Tick released in 1988.
- "Romanesque" is the seventh single of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka. It was released on April 18, 2007.
- Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman Empire, but especially to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th; Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful
- A European style developed in France in the late eleventh century. Its sculpture is ornamental, stylized and complex. Some Romanesque frescoes survive, painted in a monumental, active manner.
- Early medieval furniture with crude Roman influences. Characterized by arches and curves, simple geometric arrangements, coarsely rendered animal and plant forms, and painted in decorative hues. Found throughout Europe, the Romanesque style preceded Gothic and Renaissance furniture styles.
- Meaning "in the Roman manner;" medieval European style of architecture, consisting of solid masonry walls, rounded arches, and masonry vaults, characteristic of Roman Imperial buildings.
- The prevailing architectural style, 8-12th cent.; massive masonry, round arches, small windows, groin-and barrel-vault.
