English noun: Romanesque architecture | |||
1. | Romanesque architecture (cognition) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Romanesque | ||
Broader (hypernym) | architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Norman architecture | ||