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romanesque architecture

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  • noun a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades

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hypernyms (3)

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  1. architectural style
  2. style of architecture
  3. type of architecture

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  1. Norman architecture

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