Romanesque Art I

20 August 2022
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Which of these might you see on a cathedral from the Romanesque period?
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twin towers
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Which of these was an experimental type of Romanesque architecture?
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ribbed vaults
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Which of these forms is a common feature in Romanesque architecture?
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towers
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Which of the following churches contains great examples of the use of ribbed vaulting?
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Both A and B
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What is a pilgrimage church?
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Both A and B
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Why did the pilgrimage churches undergo large scale building projects?
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to accommodate the rising number of visitors
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What church is pictured below?
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Saint James in Santiago de Compostela
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Which of the following is a well-known pilgrimage church?
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Saint James in Santiago de Compostela
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How did the invention of ribbed groin vaults change Romanesque architecture?
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allowed for the addition of clerestory windows
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Which of these does not use ribbed vaulting in its design?
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St. Patrick's Cathedral
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Which is the best definition of the term Romanesque?
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art and architecture in the Roman manner from the 11th and 12th centuries in Europe