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Ják Church, Ják, Hungary, is one of the most complete Romanesque churches in the region. Church of Saint Wenceslaus, Hrusice, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Church of St Peter and St Paul, Budeč, Bohemia, Czech Republic (c. 900 AD) Basilica of the Assumption, Tismice, Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. [ 1 ] 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 ...
St. Jacob's (Jakub) Church in Cirkvice (near Kutná Hora) St. Procopius Basilica in Třebíč. St. Peter's Rotunda in Starý Plzenec. St. Peter and Paul Rotunda in Budeč (near Zákolany u Kladna) Rotunda of the Virgin Mary and St. Catherine in Znojmo. St. Martin's Rotunda in Vyšehrad, Prague.
Most domestic buildings of the Romanesque period were built of wood, or partly of wood. In Scandinavian countries, buildings were often entirely of wood, while in other parts of Europe, buildings were "half-timbered", constructed with timber frames, the spaces filled with rubble, wattle and daub, or other materials which were then plastered over. [10]
Romanesque architecture in Spain is the architectural style reflective of Romanesque architecture, with peculiar influences both from architectural styles outside the Iberian Peninsula via Italy and France as well as traditional architectural patterns from within the peninsula. Romanesque architecture was developed in and propagated throughout ...
12th–16th centuries. Gothic cathedrals and churches are religious buildings created in Europe between the mid-12th century and the beginning of the 16th century. The cathedrals are notable particularly for their great height and their extensive use of stained glass to fill the interiors with light. They were the tallest and largest buildings ...
The regional characteristics of European cathedrals are those characteristic architectural features which define the local cathedrals (and other great churches) of any given region, and often transcend period and style. The Cathedral of Pisa, with free-standing baptistry and famous "leaning tower", a complex of buildings of stylistic unity.
John's Church in the Latvian capital of Riga is an example of an earlier Gothic church which was reconstructed in 1587–89 by the Dutch architect Gert Freze (Joris Phraeze). The prime example of Renaissance architecture in Latvia is the heavily decorated House of the Blackheads , rebuilt from an earlier Medieval structure into its present ...