Romanesque Architecture

characteristics
-thick walls
-rounded arches
-strong columns
-few windows

Influence
Geographical Influence : Romanesque is the combination
of Roman and Byzantine Architecture basically roman in
style. They grew in the countries under the roman rule.
Geological Influence : the most common material used
for construction were stone, brick marble or terra cotta,
as well as ready-made columns and features from the
old Roman buildings.

Historical Influence
The style emerging in Western Europe based on
Roman Byzantine elements last until the
Advent of Gothic Architecture in the Mid -12 th
Century
Geological Influence -The most common
material used for construction were stone brick
marble or terra cotta as well as ready-made
columns and features from the old roman
buildings.

Characteristics
Stone was cut with precision
Walls were initially solid but the
walls and shell keeps designed
in the Romanesque architecture
style were hollow and
distributed the weight of the
stones
The window openings of
Romanesque Architecture
castles had to be small to keep
the strength of the walls strong

Tum Collegiate Poland

Cathedral in
Santiago de
Compostella
Built in Spain

 Completed in 1700, the Notre Dame de Tournai in

Belgium is a Roman Catholic Church