Romanesque

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Ro·man·esque /ˌrəʊməˈnesk◂ $ ˌroʊ-/ adjective  AAin the style of building that was popular in Western Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries, and had many round arches and thick pillars 罗马式的〔多用圆拱顶和粗圆柱的建筑风格，流行于11和12世纪的西欧〕

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Romanesque• It incorporates three influences: Roman, Byzantine and Romanesque.• The church however still retains its original Romanesque basilica form.• From here we descend to the crypt and find ourselves surrounded by the 11C remains of the Romanesque basilica.• A smaller Romanesque church survives at Lébeny, near Györ.• The Church of St Havel with its Romanesque foundations was surrounded by the houses of wealthy merchants.• In Czechoslovakia Romanesque structures were being erected from the early tenth century, in the form of castles and churches.• Gothic architecture evolved from the Romanesque style but its characteristics are different.• The building represents many construction periods from Romanesque to late Gothic.

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Romanesque
Ro‧man‧esque /ˌrəʊməˈnesk◂ $ ˌroʊ-/ adjective
in the style of building that was popular in Western Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries, and had many round arches and thick pillars

Ro·man·esqueBrE /ˌrəʊməˈnesk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌroʊməˈnesk/ 🔊 adjectiveused to describe a style of architecture that was popular in western Europe from the 10th to the 12th centuries and that had round arches, thick walls and tall pillars 罗马式的，罗马风格的（指 10 到 12 世纪盛行于西欧的一种建筑风格，使用圆拱、厚墙、高柱子）  ➡  see also Norman (1)