Romanesque architecture

art style dominated over the Western Europe (and also mentioned

some countries of the East Europe) in X—XII centuries (in a number of places — and in XIII century), one of the major stages of development of medieval European art. It was most full expressed in architecture. The basic kind of art of Romance style — architecture, mainly church (a stone temple, monastic complexes).

and laconicalness of external furnish is characteristic. The building always

was harmoniously entered in surrounding nature and consequently looked especially strong and thorough. It was promoted by massive walls with narrow apertures of windows and the in steps-profound portals.

the lock-fortress. The main element of a composition of a

monastery or the lock becomes a tower —donjon. Around of it other constructions made of simple geometrical forms — cubes, prisms, cylinders settled down.

temples, crossing the basic (longitudinal) nief and acting the ends

from a lump of a construction.

the employee for overlapping a premise.

both longitudinal parties by a number of columns or columns,

separating it from next niefes.

a ledge of a church building, semicircular or rectangular, blocked

semicircular or the close semidone.

Cathedral ») a cathedral of the German city of Vorms

in Romanesque style. Least of three Rhine kaiser’s cathedrals – in Vhorms , in Shpeier and in Mainz. The cathedral in Vhorms has been constructed between 1130 and 1181. Costs on a hill since this place has been protected from flooding.

the city of Shpajer in Germany. The largest in the

sizes the kept church in Romance style, since 1981 — object of the world cultural heritage of UNESCO. It is constructed in 1030-1061 by emperors of Sacred Roman empire. The structure has been begun by kaiser Konradom II, then continued by its son Henry III and has been finished by grandson Henry IV. A cathedral in Shpeier one of the largest buildings of the world. It had, in particular, political value as its size symbolized power of the kaiser.

the German city of Mainz, one of «the Imperial cathedrals

». From the architectural point of view, in the today's form it —three-niefes a basil with columns, in Romance style with elements of a gothic style and a baroque. Construction of a cathedral has begun presumably in end X of a century, the next centuries various parts were completed, restorations and restoration after partial destructions were carried out.

Maidens Maria cathedral of Pisa, a part of ensemble of

area Piazza dei Miracoli. Into ensemble also enter a falling tower and baptistery.

centuries, during the highest blossoming Pisa, and represents one of

the most significant monuments of Romance architecture of Italy.

Dzhudiche. In 1987 architectural ensemble Piazza dei Miracoli has been

entered into the list of the World heritage of UNESCO.

and its construction has terminated in 1216. It has received

the modern name in 1863.

Maria Laakh Abbey- the medieval German monastery which is being on southeast I protect Laakh lakes, in mountains Ajfel. The monastery has been incorporated in 1093 by falzgraf Henry II

in Regensburg, based 1070, its construction carry to 1175-1180 Church

represents a fine example of Romanesque architecture: three-niefes a basil with three apses, towers in the east, and a transept in the West