Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson is known as the father of the Romanesque Revival style of architecture, so much so that the term Richardson Romanesque is synonymous with the more correct term ...

Rugged, muscular and opulent, the Romanesque Revival style was perfectly suited to the power and might of Victorian robber barons, captains of industry, and grand money makers. It was a highly ...

Architecture office Spaceworkers has designed the concrete Centro de Interpretação do Românico museum in Portuguese village Lousada to explain the history of Romanesque architecture in the north of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract AbstractThis article focuses on the problem of using terms that define isolated elements in classical architecture to describe the continuous ...

Romanesque Revival is the third Victorian style that was prevalent in the United States from 1880 to 1900. Of the seven Victorian styles, Romanesque can be described as the most masculine and massive ...

This heavy, fortresslike architecture has its roots in the 11th-century stone churches of early Christians. In Europe, Romanesque Revival architecture first emerged as a celebration of those medieval ...

Speyer Cathedral, a basilica with four towers and two domes, was founded by Conrad II in 1030 and remodelled at the end of the 11th century. It is one of the most important Romanesque monuments from ...

The Romanesque Revival design features rough-faced Indiana limestone facade, broad arches, and a steeply pitched roofline. Photo courtesy of the Chicago Department of Planning and Development A ...

Much of New Orleans culture derives from outside influences imported by newcomers, whose traditions and tastes gradually syncretized locally into something distinct. The city has returned the favor, ...

This magnificent 12th century cloister has been hidden from the public for more than half a century. Incredibly, it was bought for the equivalent of just 6,000 euros in Madrid in 1958 and the grand ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...