ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

A medieval style that flourished in Europe between the 11th and 12th centuries, characterized by thick walls, round arches, sturdy piers, and vaulted ceilings

In the Roman manner

The term Romanesque means "__________"

Roman engineering
Byzantine art
Christian monasticism
Feudal society and invasions

Influences

Thick load-bearing walls and semi-circular arches
Small windows
Vaulted ceilings
Round towers and heavy buttresses
Decoration with zigzag, chevron, and animal motifs.

Architectural Characteristics

Portal

This is the part of a Romanesque church plan, a monumental like and a elaborately carved doorway to a church, fortresses or courtyard serving as grand entrance

Nave

This is the part of a Romanesque church plan, the central, main body of a church during the Romanesque period, characterized by a long, central aisle

Aisle

This is the part of a Romanesque church plan, a side walkway or passage parallel to the main central nave

Tower

This is the part of a Romanesque church plan, a tall, imposing structure known for its heavy, solid appearance with thick walls, round arches and stone construction

Choir

This is the part of a Romanesque church plan, The area of a church where the clergy and choir members sit, located between the nave and the sanctuary

Crossing

This is the part of a Romanesque church plan, The four-sided area where the nave and transept intersect forming the cross shaped of the floor plan

Transept

This is the part of a Romanesque church plan, The part of a cross shaped (cruciform) church that lies across the main body, or nave.

Auxiliary Altars

This is the part of a Romanesque church plan, subsidiary altars are usually located within the transept.

Pillars

This is the part of a Romanesque church plan, a sturdy pillars, often with elaborate decorations, to support massive vaulted ceilings

Apse

a semicircular or polygonal extension to a building

Alter

The central religious structures typically located at the east end within the apse

Ambulatory

a covered passage around a cloister or the processional way around the east end of a cathedral on large church and behind the high altar

Radiating chapels

These are the small semicircle or polygonal chapels extended from the main body of the church, typically behind the altar, after or around the ambulatory.

BASILICA OF SANT'AMBROGIO

is one of the earliest and most important Romanesque churches in northern Italy.

Milan, Italy

Where is the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio located?

Abbey of Sainte-Trinité

Commissioned by Queen Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, the abbey was part of a political and religious effort to secure papal support for the Norman conquest of England

Caen, Normandy, France

Where is the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité located?

PISA CATHEDRAL

Designed by Buscheto and later expanded by Rainaldo, It forms the heart of the Piazza dei Miracoli alongside the Baptistery and the Leaning Tower.

Buscheto

Who design the PISA CATHEDRAL

Rainaldo

Who expanded the design of the PISA CATHEDRAL?

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Where is the Pisa Cathedral located?

Cluny Abbey

the most monumental Romanesque church ever built until the Renaissance., the abbey was a religious and political center of the Benedictine monastic network and the Cluniac reform movement.

Cluny, France

Where is the Cluny Abbey located?

Basilica of Saint-Sernin

one of the most complete and best-preserved Romanesque pilgrimage churches in Europe.

Toulouse, France

Where is the Basilica of Saint-Sernin located?

Durham Cathedral

a masterpiece of Norman Romanesque architecture and a landmark in the development of medieval architecture in England.

Durham, England

Where is the Basilica of Saint-Sernin located?

Manila Cathedral

the premier church of the Philippines and the seat of the Archbishop of Manila.

Fernando H. Ocampo

Who is the architect of the Manila Cathedral

Intramuros, Manila

Where is the Manila Cathedral located?