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Romanesque Architecture
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2. + R o m a n e s q u e A r c h i t e c t u r e
GEOGRAPHICAL INFUENCE
Romanesque Architecture is the combination of Roman
and Byzantine Architecture basically roman in style.
They grew in the countries under the roman rule.
The most common material used for construction were
stone, brick marble or terra cotta, as well as ready-made
columns and features from the old Roman buildings.
INFLUENCING FACTORS
GEOLOGICAL INFLUENCE
3. Southern Portion:
a. Small windows to minimize sun shading.
d. Flat roof
CLIMACTIC INFLUENCE
Northern Portion -- Dull climate contributed to the
use of:
a. Large windows to admit light.
b. high pitch roof to throw off rain and snow
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
Christianity resulted into erection of a church.
Papacy had great power and influence.
4. Establishment of “Feudal System”, Landlord built
“castle” to separate them and protect them from the
peasants. This castle was made with man-made
canals.
The style emerging in Western Europe based on
Roman and Byzantine elements last until the
Advent of Gothic Architecture in the Mid-12th
Century.
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE
HISTORICAL INFLUENCE
6. CHARACTERISTIC
FEATURES
Developed in Italy, France, Germany
and England
Uses “Rib & Panel Vaulting”
Two Types of Vaulting:
Quadripartite (four-part vaulting)
Sexpartite (six- part vaulting)
(both were supported by “tiers”)
7. Use of corbelled Arches found underneath the eaves
of a church.
Use of Massive, Architectured wall structures, Round
Arches & Powerful Vaults.
In churches they used Latin Cross Plan
Use of Rose window or Wheel window.
8. EXAMPLE OF BUILDINGS
1. Churches- for every church there is a “Monastery”
at the side.
2. Monastic church situated in a court open to public.
3. Cloister Court
4. Inner Court
5. Common Court
21. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE
CATHEDRAL
• Built by Emperor
Charlemagne as his
“royal tomb-house”.
• Prototype of similar
churches in Germany
• Place of coronation of
the Holy Roman
Emperors
GERMAN ROMANESQUE