designslinger - Word of the Week: Romanesque Revival


[Romanesque Revival (1893) Henry Ives Cobb, architect /Images & Artwork: designslinger]

Romanesque Revival [roh-muh-NESK ri-VAHY-vuhl] n. a massive style of architecture from 1880 to about 1900 that made use of architectural elements from the 9th to 12th century Western European Romanesque style, which itself was derived from Roman and Byzantine architecture.
Posted by designslinger at 7/6/2011 3:35 AM
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