Norman architecture

:See also Architecture of Normandy.

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Norman architecture is a term still applied by writers in English to the particular forms of Romanesque architecture shown by buildings erected by the Normans, in the various lands that fell under their dominion in the 10th and 11th centuries;

Related Topics:
Romanesque architecture - Normans - 10th - 11th

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In England, "Norman architecture" represents most of the surviving English Romanesque, although late Anglo-Saxon architecture was also Romanesque. The pre-Gothic churches of Normandy are often simply called "Romanesque".

Related Topics:
England - Anglo-Saxon architecture - Gothic - Romanesque

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