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 architecture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | romanesque |
| Type of | architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture |
| Has types | norman architecture |
Examples of romanesque architecture
romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture varied greatly in Italy in both style and construction.
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Romanesque architecture in Germany is characterised by its massive and modular nature.
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Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches.
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Romanesque architecture was the first distinctive style to spread across Europe since the Roman Empire.
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Romanesque architecture, a new genre of ecclesiastical architecture, was designed with massive archways to cope with huge devout crowds.
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The collegiate church of St. Cyriacus still contains the grave of Gero, and is one of the oldest and best preserved examples of ottonian and romanesque architecture in Germany.
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Romanesque architecture is dominated by thick walls, massive structures conceived as a single organic form, with vaulted roofs and round-headed windows and arches.
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Romanesque brick architecture remained closely connected with contemporary stone architecture and simply translated the latter's style and repertoire into the new material.
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Expressionist architecture also tends more towards the romanesque and the rococo than the classical.
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