The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion...
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Norman Revival architecture is an architectural style. In the United Kingdom, "Norman style", also known as "Lombard style" may be essentially a synonym...
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self-governing Crown Dependencies. The Normans are noted both for their culture, such as their unique Romanesque architecture and musical traditions, and for...
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works in Trafford Park, which influenced Norman to take up engineering, design, and, ultimately, architecture. His mother worked in a local bakery. Foster's...
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described as Norman rather than Saxon. The start of an "archaeologically correct" Norman Revival can be recognised in the architecture of Thomas Hopper...
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soon after Augustine of Canterbury arrived in Great Britain in 597. Norman architecture was built on a vast scale throughout Great Britain and Ireland from...
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Barton-upon-Humber. In the 11th century the Normans were among Europe's leading exponents of Romanesque architecture, a style which had begun to influence English...
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built in Norman Sicily (1131–1267) Nave of Monreale Cathedral in Norman Sicily (1172–1267) Romanesque architecture and Norman architecture had a major...
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See also the Romanesque architecture erected by the Normans at Norman architecture. The architecture of Normandy spans a thousand years. In Upper Normandy...
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architecture had evolved naturally from Romanesque architecture (often known in England as Norman architecture). The first cathedral in England to be both planned...
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term Norman–Arab–Byzantine culture, Norman–Sicilian culture or, less inclusively, Norman–Arab culture, (sometimes referred to as the "Arab-Norman civilization")...
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which the English form is often known as Norman architecture, developed local characteristics. At the Norman conquest, most English cathedrals were already...
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and Christopher Wren were writing about "Tuscan", "Saxon", or "Norman" architectures. The word Romanesque ("in the manner of Romans") appeared in English...
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Rus' Norman dynasty, a series of monarchs in England and Normandy Norman architecture, romanesque architecture in England and elsewhere Norman language...
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references on Islamic architecture often refer to this architectural tradition in terms such as architecture of the Islamic West or architecture of the Western...
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Church of San Cataldo (category Arab-Norman architecture in Palermo)
Erected in 1154 as a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island, the church is annexed to...
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language and the Roman past, and in the emerging Romanesque (Norman) architecture. The Norman conquest of England also signalled a revolution in military...
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Cappella Palatina (category Arab-Norman architecture in Palermo)
royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily. This building is a mixture of Byzantine, Norman and Fatimid architectural styles, showing the tricultural...
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Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale is a series of nine religious and civic structures located on the northern coast...
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Chester Cathedral (category English churches with Norman architecture)
worship since Roman times. All the major styles of English medieval architecture, from Norman to Perpendicular, are represented in the present building. The...
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San Giovanni degli Eremiti (category Arab-Norman architecture in Palermo)
the interior is virtually devoid of decoration or furnishings, the red Norman-Byzantine domes, the medieval cloister ruins, and garden make this small...
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world heritage sites. Palazzo dei Normanni (the Norman Palace), a notable example of Norman architecture, this palace houses the Cappella Palatina. Zisa...
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St Albans Cathedral (category English churches with Norman architecture)
Church of England cathedral in St Albans, England. Much of its architecture dates from Norman times. It ceased to be an abbey following its dissolution in...
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Palermo Cathedral (category Arab-Norman architecture in Palermo)
Italy. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. As an architectural complex, it is characterized by the presence of different styles, due...
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The county of Cheshire contains some Norman architecture. As Nikolaus Pevsner and Edward Hubbard state, this is not much in comparison with other counties...
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King of Sicily in 1198. The Norman conquest of southern Italy began an infusion of Romanesque (specifically Norman) architecture. Some castles were expanded...
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Gaeta (category Norman architecture in Italy)
Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno took it from him and, in 1041, established the Norman counts of Aversa, who were afterwards princes of Capua, as puppet dukes...
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Cefalù Cathedral (category Norman architecture in Italy)
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale. The cathedral was erected between 1131 and 1240 in the Norman architectural style...
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Worcester Cathedral (category English churches with Norman architecture)
Choir Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England List of Gothic Cathedrals in Europe English Gothic architecture Romanesque architecture Church...
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Peterborough Cathedral (category English churches with Norman architecture)
Benedictine abbeys, becoming a cathedral only in 1542. Its architecture is mainly Norman, following a rebuilding in the 12th century. Alongside the cathedrals...
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