page_title: Romanesque architecture
section_title: External links
hierarchical_section_title: Romanesque architecture / External links
context_page_description: Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this later date being the most commonly held. In the 12th century it developed into the Gothic style, marked by pointed arches. Examples of Romanesque architecture can be found across the continent, making it the first pan-European architectural style since Imperial Roman architecture. The Romanesque style in England is traditionally referred to as Norman architecture.
  Combining features of ancient Roman and Byzantine buildings and other local traditions, Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms, frequently of very regular, symmetrical plan; the overall appearance is one of simplicity when compared with the Gothic buildings that were to follow. The style can be identified right across Europe, despite regional characteristics and different materials.
context_section_description: Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland
  Overview of French Romanesque art
  French Romanesque art through 300 places (in Italian, French, Spanish, and English)
  Romanesque Churches in Southern Burgundy
  Círculo Románico - Visigothic, Mozarabic and Romanesque art in Europe
  Romanesque Churches in Portugal
  Satan in the Groin - exhibitionist carvings on medieval churches
  An illustrated article by Peter Hubert on the cusped arch 
  Saint-Trophime Digital Media Archive (creative commons-licensed HD documentation) on the Romanesque Church of St. Trophime, using data from a World Monuments Fund/CyArk research partnership
  Romanesque architecture from mozaWeb, Video
  Enciclopedia del Románico en la Península Ibérica. Románico Digital.
caption: St-Sernin basilica, Toulouse, France: elevation of the east end (1080–1120).
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