HISTORY OF

ARCHITECTURE II
PREPARED BY:AR. KATE MATIRA
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
800 – 12th century
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

• The name gives it away—Romanesque architecture is

based on Roman architectural elements. It is the rounded
Roman arch that is the literal basis for structures built in this
style.
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
• “Roman-like”; based on the Roman art and
architecture (round arch); use ruins of old Roman
buildings.
• Heavy articulated masonry
• Vaulted masonry ceiling
• Thick load-bearing walls
• Use of buttress piers
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
• Latin cross plan.
• Barrel and cross/groin vaults
• Towers, at the east or west end, or at the crossing of
the transept and nave.
• Orientation: Façade faced west (altar was oriented
towards east)
The Piazza dei Miracoli, formally known as Piazza del Duomo, Plaza in Pisa, Italy
The Pisa Cathedral Complex: The cathedral, baptistery, bell tower, and camposanto
Worms Cathedral in Germany. Castle-like; claimed to be the representative cathedral of the period.
Interior of Worms Catheidral
Worms Cathedral Plan
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia Spain
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia Spain
Worcester Cathedral, England. Early English
Canterbury Cathedral, England. UNESCO
QUICK RECAP: ROMANESQUE
• “Roman-like”; use of round arch and Roman
Construction techniques
• Heavy articulated masonry – load bearing walls,
masonry ceiling and buttresses piers
• Other features: few narrow windows, towers, Latin
Cross plan, cross vault