6-Romanesque

Rib and Panel Vaulting

A roof structural system in Romanesque architecture where stone masonry ribs support the curved stone vaults.

Ambulatory

A curving corridor located behind the apse of a church in Romanesque architecture.

Chevet

Refers to the apse, ambulatory, and radiating chapels of a church in Romanesque architecture.

Cruciform Plan

A cross-shaped plan of a church in Romanesque architecture, as opposed to the basilican or rectangular plan.

Transepts

Side "wings" or transverse portions of a church that cross the nave at right angles, forming the cruciform plan in Romanesque architecture.

Motte

An elevated ground on which a lord's manor house was built in a motte and bailey castle.

Keep or Donjon

The main structure of a lord's manor in a motte and bailey castle.

Bailey

The open service courtyard of a castle in a motte and bailey castle.

Palisade

A high wall surrounding the manor in a motte and bailey castle, usually surrounded by an outer ditch.

Rampart

A walkway on top of the walls in a castle.

Machicolations

Overhangs above ramparts with floor-holes used to drop missiles, boiling oil, and other weapons in a castle.

Drawbridge

The bridge-gate of the main castle entryway.

Portcullis

An iron grid gate located behind the drawbridge in a castle.