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Romanesque architecture

DEFINITIONS OF: Romanesque architecture

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n 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

Synonyms:
Romanesque
Types:
Norman architecture
a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century
Type of:
architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture
architecture as a kind of art form
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