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2 - Romanesque Architecture
ARCHITECTURE
11th Century – 12th Century
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CONTENTS:
1. HISTORY
2. GEOGRAPHICAL
3. CLIMATE
4. RELIGIOUS
5. ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
The Historical Architecture Timeline
HOA1
Romanesque
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Typologies
• There are three main architectonical typologies:
A. Monastery
• It was designed as a microcosm, as the city of God
• They had several dependencies:
– Church
– Cloister
– Chapter room
– Abbot’s house
– Monks/ nuns rooms
– Refectory
– Hospital
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
B. Church
• It was the main building
• It symbolized God’s kingdom
• The holiest part was the apse
• It had cross shape
• Symbolism was important:
– Circular parts reflect perfection so they were
linked to God.
– Squared parts are related to the human.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Plan
• In churches they used
Latin Cross Plan.
• It faces the East.
• Multiple units
• Several shapes
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Plan
• Multiple units
• Several shapes
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Dome
• Used the dome which is
normally found at the
intersection of the nave
and trancept (crossing).
• The central could stand
on pendentives or
Squinches.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Dome
• Used the dome which is
normally found at the
intersection of the nave and
trancept (crossing).
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Interior Facade
• Interiors tend to be
dark because of the
massive walls that
dictate small windows
• Growing
sophistication in
vaulting to span the
large spaces
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Interior Facade
• Interiors tend to be
dark because of the
massive walls that
dictate small windows
• Growing
sophistication in
vaulting to span the
large spaces
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Barrel Vaults
• A vault having a
Semicircular cross section
supported by heavy thick
walls and buttresses.
• Also called cradle vault,
tunnel vault, wagon vault
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Barrel Vaults
• They use Barrel Vault and
Groin vault which made up
of stones supported by
heavy thick walls and
buttresses.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Barrel Vaults
• They use Barrel Vault and
Groin vault which made up
of stones supported by
heavy thick walls and
buttresses.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Groin Vaults
• A Groin, or Cross vault is a
combination of two barrel
vaults at intersecting
angles.
• The advantage of the groin
vault is that its weight and
thrusts are concentrated at
the four corners.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Column
• Used variation of Corinthian
and the Ionic capital with a
twisted shaft known as the
“scallop”.
• Developed the cushion/
cubiforal capital- simple
cube-like capital with bottom
corners tapered.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Column
• Used variation of Corinthian
and the Ionic capital with a
twisted shaft known as the
“scallop” leaving the shaft
smooth without sculptures.
• Developed the cushion/
cubiforal type and the
scalloped capital
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Column
• Used variation of Corinthian
and the Ionic capital with a
twisted shaft known as the
“scallop” leaving the shaft
smooth without sculptures.
• Developed the cushion/
cubiforal type and the
scalloped capital
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Column
• Used variation of Corinthian
and the Ionic capital with a
twisted shaft known as the
“scallop” leaving the shaft
smooth without sculptures.
• Developed the cushion/
cubiforal type and the
scalloped capital
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Column
• Used variation of Corinthian
and the Ionic capital with a
twisted shaft known as the
“scallop” leaving the shaft
smooth without sculptures.
• Developed the cushion/
cubiforal type and the
scalloped capital
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Piers
• an upright support generally
square or rectangular in plan
is a better solution for heavy
masonry walls than the
column.
• It can be serve as support or
just a decorative element.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Piers
• an upright support generally
square or rectangular in plan
is a better solution for heavy
masonry walls than the
column.
• It can be serve as support or
just a decorative element.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Arches
• Use of corbelled Arches
found underneath the
eaves of a church.
• Semicircular, Segmented,
Stilted, and Horshoe Arch
was developed.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Trumeau
• the center post supporting
the lintel in the middle of
the doorway.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Trumeau
• the center post supporting
the lintel in the middle of
the doorway.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
1.Semi Circular Arch
• A round arch whose
intrados is a full
semicircular
• Also called the “Roman
Arch”
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
1.Semi Circular Arch
• A round arch whose
intrados is a full
semicircular
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
2. Segmented Arch
• A shallow arch
• An arch that is less than a
semicircle.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
2. Segmented Arch
• A shallow arch
• An arch that is less than a
semicircle.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
2. Segmented Arch
• A shallow arch
• An arch that is less than a
semicircle.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
3. Stilted Arch
• An arch whose curve
begins above the impost
line
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
3. Stilted Arch
• An arch whose curve
begins above the impost
line
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
3. Stilted Arch
• An arch whose curve
begins above the impost
line
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
4. Horsehoe Arch
• Also called the Moorish
Arch and the Keyhole Arch.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
4. Horsehoe Arch
• Also called the Moorish
Arch and the Keyhole Arch.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Exterior Facade
• Predominance of walls
with few windows.
• Simple geometric masses,
reflects Horizontalism
• Blocky, earthbound
appearance.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Exterior Facade
• Predominance of
walls with few
windows.
• Horizontalism
• Use of round arches
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Exterior Facade
• Predominance of
walls with few
windows.
• Horizontalism
• Use of round arches
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Doorways
• Recessed round
arch entrances.
• Also called
“Romanesque
Portal”
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Doorways
• Recessed round arch
entrances.
• Also called “Romanesque
Portal”
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Doorways
• Recessed round arch
entrances.
• Also called “Romanesque
Portal”
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Tympanum
• the prominent
semicircular lunette
above the doorway
proper, comparable
in importance to the
triangular pediment
of a Greco-Roman
temple.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Trumeau
• the center post supporting
the lintel in the middle of
the doorway.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Trumeau
• the center post supporting
the lintel in the middle of
the doorway.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Windows
• The window openings
of Romanesque
Architecture castles
had to be small to keep
the strength of the
walls strong
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Windows
• The window openings of
Romanesque Architecture
castles had to be small to keep
the strength of the walls strong.
• Wars and invasions were
commonplace, so windows and
doors were kept to a minimum.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Windows
• The window openings
of Romanesque
Architecture castles
had to be small to keep
the strength of the
walls strong
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Windows
• The window openings
of Romanesque
Architecture castles
had to be small to keep
the strength of the
walls strong
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Buttress
• Because of the massive
nature of Romanesque
walls, buttresses are not a
highly significant feature.
• are generally of flat square
profile and do not project
a great deal beyond the
wall.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Buttress
• Because of the massive
nature of Romanesque
walls, buttresses are not a
highly significant feature.
• are generally of flat square
profile and do not project a
great deal beyond the wall.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Arcade
• A series of arches
supported by
columns, piers, or
pillars, either
freestanding or
attached to a wall
to form a gallery.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Column
• Used variation of Corinthian
and the Ionic capital with a
twisted shaft known as the
“scallop” leaving the shaft
smooth without sculptures.
• Developed the cushion/
cubiforal type and the
scalloped capital
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Blind Arcade
• A series
a series of blind arches
of arches
that are filled-ininstead
supported by
of being left open
columns, as or
piers,
with traditional
pillars, either
arcades.
freestanding or
attached to a wall
to form a gallery.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Blind Arcade
• A series of arches
supported by
columns, piers, or
pillars, either
freestanding or
attached to a wall
to form a gallery.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Blind Arcade
• A series of arches
supported by
columns, piers, or
pillars, either
freestanding or
attached to a wall
to form a gallery.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Blind Arcade
• A series of arches
supported by
columns, piers, or
pillars, either
freestanding or
attached to a wall
to form a gallery.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Characteristics
Helm Roof
• A pyramidal roof
with gable ends;
often found on
church towers.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• “Castellum” means fortress.
• Castles were defensive constructions were wall was
one of the essential elements
• They were fortified for providing shelter.
• They tend to be build in stepped areas, easier to
defend.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Other terms of castle:
-Alcazar –Spain castle
-Chateau Fort –French castle
-Shiro –Japanese castle
-Burg–Germany castle
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend.
Moat
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Medieval Castles
Moat
• A broad deep ditch
usually filled with
water, surrounding
the rampart of a
fortified town,
fortress or castle
as protection
against assault.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Moat
• A broad deep ditch
usually filled with
water, surrounding
the rampart of a
fortified town,
fortress or castle
as protection
against assault.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Moat
• A broad deep ditch
usually filled with
water, surrounding
the rampart of a
fortified town,
fortress or castle
as protection
against assault.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend.
Drawbridge
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Medieval Castles
Drawbridge
• A bridge that can be raised,
let down, or drawn aside to
prevent access or to permit
passage beneath it.
• Usually with strong grating
of iron/timber hung over the
gateway called portcullis.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Drawbridge
• A bridge that can be
raised, let down, or
drawn aside to prevent
access or to permit
passage beneath it.
• Usually with strong
grating of iron/timber
hung over the gateway
called portcullis.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Drawbridge
• A bridge that can be
raised, let down, or
drawn aside to prevent
access or to permit
passage beneath it.
• Usually with strong
grating of iron/timber
hung over the gateway
called portcullis.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Drawbridge
• A bridge that can be
raised, let down, or
drawn aside to prevent
access or to permit
passage beneath it.
• Usually with strong
grating of iron/timber
hung over the gateway
called portcullis.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles Keep
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Medieval Castles
Keep
• The innermost and strongest
structure or tower of a
Medeival castle, used as a
place of residence esp. in
times of siege.
• Also called “donjon”.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Drawbridge
• A bridge that can be raised,
let down, or drawn aside to
prevent access or to permit
passage beneath it.
• Usually with strong grating
of iron/timber hung over the
gateway called portcullis.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Drawbridge
• A bridge that can be raised,
let down, or drawn aside to
prevent access or to permit
passage beneath it.
• Usually with strong grating
of iron/timber hung over the
gateway called portcullis.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend.
Ward
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Medieval Castles
Ward
• An open
space within
or between
the walls of a
castle.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Ward
• The innermost and strongest
structure or tower of a
Medeival castle, used as a
place of residence esp. in
times of siege.
• Also called “donjon”.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend.
Enciente
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Medieval Castles
Enceinte
• A fortified
wall
enclosing a
castle or
town, or the
placed so
enclosed.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend.
Enciente
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend.
Enciente
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend. Loop Holes
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Medieval Castles
Loop Hole
• A small or narrow
opening in a wall of a
fortification for the
discharge of
missiles/arrows.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend. Loop Holes
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend. Battlement
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Medieval Castles
Battlement
• A parapet having a regular
alternation of merlons &
crenels, originaly for
defense but later used as
decorative motif.
• Also called embattlement.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Battlement
• A parapet having a regular
alternation of merlons &
crenels, originaly for
defense but later used as
decorative motif.
• Also called embattlement.
Battlement
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
C. Castles
• Castles were defensive
constructions.
• They were fortified for providing
shelter
• The wall was one of the
essential elements
• They tend to be build in stepped
areas, easier to defend. Battlement
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Machicolation
• A floor opening between
the supporting corbels of
a battlement, through
which stones or other
material, such as boiling
water or boiling oil,
could be dropped on
attackers at the base of a
defensive wall.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Machicolation
• A parapet having a
regular alternation of
merlons & crenels,
originaly for defense
but later used as
decorative motif.
• Also called
embattlement.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Machicolation
• A parapet having a
regular alternation of
merlons & crenels,
originaly for defense
but later used as
decorative motif.
• Also called
embattlement.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Machicolation
• A parapet having a
regular alternation of
merlons & crenels,
originaly for defense
but later used as
decorative motif.
• Also called
embattlement.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Dungeon
• A dark, often underground
prison or cell.
• Some have secret dungeon
having an opening only in
the ceiling through which
prisoners were dropped
called oubliette.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Dungeon
• A dark, often underground
prison or cell.
• Some have secret dungeon
having an opening only in
the ceiling through which
prisoners were dropped
called oubliette.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Dungeon
• A dark, often underground
prison or cell.
• Some have secret dungeon
having an opening only in
the ceiling through which
prisoners were dropped
called oubliette.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Castles
Dungeon
• A dark, often underground
prison or cell.
• Some have secret dungeon
having an opening only in
the ceiling through which
prisoners were dropped
called oubliette.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Bailey
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURE TIMELINE
PREHISTORIC EGYPTIAN MESOPOTAMIAN GREEK ROMAN
ERA ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE
FIRST
ROMANESQUE
ROMANESQUE
Lombard
Romanesque
• Architecture of this style also developed in the north of
Italy, parts of France in the 10th century.
• •The style, sometimes called “First Romanesque”.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
CLUNY’S ABBEY
Cluny, France
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
CLUNY’S ABBEY
Cluny, France
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
CLUNY’S ABBEY
Cluny, France
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
VEZELAY
ABBEY
• Officially the Basilica of
St. Magdalene also
known as “La Madeleine”
• The largest
Romanesque church in
France and only 10 yards
shorter than the Notre-
Dame Cathedral in Paris.
VEZELAY ABBEY
PLAN
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
VEZELAY ABBEY
Vezelay, France
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
VEZELAY ABBEY
Vezelay, France
ROMANESQUE
IN ITALY
PISA ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
CATHEDRAL
COMPLEX
• Formerly “Piazza del
Duomo ” is the largest
Romanesque church in
Tuscany.
• Composed of the
cathedral, its
freestanding bell tower,
and the baptistery.
• The main architect was
Buscheto.
PISA COMPLEX
PLAN
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Ottonian
Architecture
• The term "Pre-romanesque" is sometimes applied to
architecture in Germany of the Carolingian and
Ottonian periods and Visigothic, Mozarab and Asturian
constructions between the 8th and the 10th centuries
in the Iberian Peninsula.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
WORMS CATHEDRAL
Worms, Germany
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
WORMS CATHEDRAL
Worms, Germany
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
WORMS CATHEDRAL
Worms, Germany
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
WORMS CATHEDRAL
Worms, Germany
MAINZ CATHEDRAL
• Officially the St. Martin’s
Cathedral
MAINZ CATHEDRAL
PLAN
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
MAINZ CATHEDRAL
Mainz, Germany
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
MAINZ CATHEDRAL
Mainz, Germany
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
MAINZ CATHEDRAL
Mainz, Germany
SPEYER
CATHEDRAL
SPEYER CATHEDRAL
Rhineland, Germany
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
SPEYER CATHEDRAL
Rhineland, Germany
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
SPEYER CATHEDRAL
Rhineland, Germany
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
SPEYER CATHEDRAL
Speyer, Germany
ROMANESQUE
IN ENGLAND
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Norman
Architecture
• A Romanesque styles originated in Normandy and
became widespread in north western Europe,
particularly in England.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
DURNHAM CATHEDRAL
Durnham, England
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
DURNHAM CATHEDRAL
Durnham, England
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
DURNHAM CATHEDRAL
Durnham, England
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
DURNHAM CATHEDRAL
Durnham, England
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
DURNHAM CATHEDRAL
Durnham, England
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
DURNHAM CATHEDRAL
Durnham, England
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
DURNHAM CATHEDRAL
Durnham, England
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
DURNHAM CATHEDRAL
Durnham, England
ROMANESQUE
IN SPAIN
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
Mudejar
Architecture
• Mudajjan , meaning "domesticated", in a reference to
the Muslims who submitted to the rule of the Christian
kings.
• Also called as the called brick romanesque style.
• A truly hybrid movement, a result of the blending of
Moorish and European styles.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
MUDEJAR
• Mudajjan , مدجنmeaning "domesticated", in a reference
to the Muslims who submitted to the rule of the
Christian kings.
• Also called as the called brick romanesque style.
• A truly hybrid movement, a result of the blending of Moorish
and European styles.
• Use of BRICKS instead of stone.
MUDEJAR
• Mudajjan , مدجنmeaning "domesticated", in a reference
to the Muslims who submitted to the rule of the
Christian kings.
• Also called as the called brick romanesque style.
• A truly hybrid movement, a result of the blending of Moorish
and European styles.
• Use of BRICKS instead of stone.
MUDEJAR
• Mudajjan , مدجنmeaning "domesticated", in a reference
to the Muslims who submitted to the rule of the
Christian kings.
• Also called as the called brick romanesque style.
• A truly hybrid movement, a result of the blending of Moorish
and European styles.
• Use of BRICKS instead of stone.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
BYZANTINE ROMANESQUE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
BYZANTINE ROMANESQUE
Churches Churches
Monastries
Castles
Fortified towns
Eastern Emperor Leo III made Animal or Vegetable form
strict prohibition of Frescoes Painting
worshipping any human or Sculpture
animal form of sculpture. Since Metalwork
no statues were permitted,
painted figures supplemented Not only architecture, this style
as a decorative feature in all encouraged art too.
the eastern churches.
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