Example sentences for: romanesque

How can you use “romanesque” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Next door stands a rare example of a 12th-century Meeting House (Domus Municipalis), the only surviving Romanesque civic building in Portugal.

  • Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, is said to have been born in the castle and baptized nearby, in the small Romanesque Igreja de São Miguel do Castelo.

  • The Romanesque façade makes a striking contrast with the eight Byzantine cupolas and two minaret-like towers around a central Gothic cone-shaped dome, reminiscent of Venice’s Basilica San Marco.

  • The town’s most venerable edifice is the 12th-century Romanesque basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

  • The nearby Sé (Cathedral), begun in 1186, betrays its crusading origins with its fortress-like Romanesque style.


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