HOA Module 2: Romanesque

6th - 11th century

• Romanesque

• Byzantine

• Islamic

• Early Christian

• Romanesque

• Byzantine

• Islamic

• Early Christian

Italy to Western Europe

• ROMANESQUE

• BYZANTINE

• EARLY CHRISTINA

• GOTHIC

Strength and Heaviness

Dark and gloomy

Articulated

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Answer explanation

wide arches, heavy support piers

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Stone Barrel Vaults - fire proof roofs

Thick Walls - difficult to cut windows

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No smooth surface

Articulated or stress every structural division

Usually confined to the uppermost sections of walls where the loss of mass is not detrimental to stability

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THE MOST IMPORTANT INNOVATIONS

effective way of stressing bay divisions

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THE MOST IMPORTANT INNOVATIONS

Upper aisle

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Answer explanation

THE MOST IMPORTANT INNOVATIONS

Transept (wide aisle crossing the Nave)

Square or nearly square bay

Normally surmounted by a tower

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