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Romanesque architecture [1] is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. [2] The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Romanesque is characterized by semicircular arches, while the Gothic is marked by the pointed arches.
Other castles begun in the 11th century were built on elevated sites that took advantage of the steep slopes for defense, rather than on moats. The central tower became the final defensive layer of the castle, [28] while the main domestic quarters were built against the walls around the perimeter, allowing plenty of room for a variety of functions.
These castles were square with ultrasemicircular towers and a central tripartite space, creating three rectangular spaces, with the central one having a courtyard with pools and, at the northern and southern ends, the palace living quarters. Detail of the frieze of the Golden Hall of the Aljafería, that conserves remains of polychrome. 11th ...
In the later Romanesque period, in the last third of the 11th century, new building techniques were introduced which allowed taller and wider churches. Two new plans became common. The first was the Benedictine plan, used in Cluny Abbey and the other new Benedictine monasteries.
Arundel Castle is a restored and remodelled medieval castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England.It was established by Roger de Montgomery in the 11th century. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and early 19th centuries by Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 February 2025. Official country residence of British monarch This article is about the castle in Windsor, Berkshire. For other uses, see Windsor Castle (disambiguation). Windsor Castle Windsor, Berkshire, in England Round Tower and Upper Ward viewed from the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park Windsor ...
The tower of Holy Trinity Church in Colchester, Essex has a pre-Conquest 11th-century tower built out of Roman rubble [20] St George's Tower, Oxford, Oxfordshire (now a part of Oxford Castle but possibly of pre-Conquest construction date)
Lincoln Castle is a major medieval castle constructed in Lincoln, England, during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress. The castle is unusual in that it has two mottes. [1] It is one of only two such castles in the country, the other being at Lewes in East Sussex.