Romanesque Revival
In Romanesque Revival style (1870 - 1900), the word “Romanesque” means descending from Roman culture and forms. Rome is a city in Italy and Italy is a country in Europe. Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe that features rounded semi-circular arches. It was popular during the late 1800s. Many churches and castles were built during this time. Romanesque architecture developed at a time when interest in religion was increasing. To accommodate for this churches became larger. Building large churches out of stone meant that the walls needed to be very thick and the windows needed to be small to prevent collapse.
Romanesque characteristics include:
- use of brick or stone, giving a heavy appearance
- smooth wall surfaces contrast with rough stone trim
- dark colors
- round arched windows and doorways
- deeply recessed openings
- round or square towers of differing heights with a conical roof
- small windows
- thick and heavy pillars
- vaults (on the interior of the building)