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    Synonyms and Definitions

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    romanesque


    1. At the Western entrance to the “old Spanish village”, the “Puerta Real” (Royal Gate), a national treasure of many a lustrum with its three Romanesque arches of stone, receives the visitor like a solitary sentry standing on guard


    2. He noted a certain Calabrian Romanesque church influence in terms of architecture


    3. From Fátima, the journey continues on to Batalha where an imposing and exquisite monastery was built in Romanesque style to celebrate the 1385 Portuguese victory over Spain and the self-rule that ensued from the outcome of the battle


    4. An alcove held a marble bust – head and shoulders, a nod to Romanesque decadence


    5. The extended Romanesque vault was set on rows of towering columns, which alternated between circular and square


    6. The first was that Coldfrock Castle's keep, like the rest of it, had been constructed with a distinct Romanesque flair


    7. Druses, patriarchs, icons, bed-bugs, Romanesque remains, curious dishes of goat and sheeps'


    8. Romanesque = 'romantic


    9. It is cut entirely out of the solid rock, and is of early Romanesque character


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    Synonyms for "romanesque"

    romanesque romanesque architecture

    "romanesque" definitions

    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