Romanesque Revival architecture
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Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed in the late 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque style of architecture. Popular features of these revival buildings are round arches, semi-circular arches on windows, and belt courses. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, however, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to feature more simplified arches and windows than their historic counterparts. The style was quite popular for university campuses in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, especially in the United States; well known examples can be found at the University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California. The style was widely used for churches, and occasionally for synagogues such as the Congregation Emanu-El of New York on Fifth Avenue built in 1929.
See also
- Richardsonian Romanesque
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Middle Ages in history
- Museum of Early Trades and Crafts
- Rundbogenstil
