Term
Romanesque Architecture
A 10th-century architectural style featuring masonry vaults, massive walls, and round arches, developed to replace inflammable wooden roofs.
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Definition
The architectural style developed during the 10th century in response to experiments in architecture during the Carolingian era and the destruction of buildings in western Europe by the Vikings and Magyars. Masonry vaults replaced the inflammable wooden roofs of the previous era, supported by massive walls and the round arch of Roman antiquity.
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- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 57Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 57.
Last revised August 14, 2026