Romanesque architecture was a style synonymous with 10th-12th century Medieval Europe, found across the continent. From 1840-1900, the style began to stretch around the world. From the 1840s-50s it became particularly popular in the US, when German immigrants brought their artisanal skills to the New World.
Featured both in public and private structures, Revival buildings featured round arches, corbels & historically accurate features such as lozenges chevrons. Either of decorated brick or stone construction, they boasted 3rd or 4th story towers with arched openings, low roofs, dramatic chimneys and asymmetric designs. The style was particularly popular in churches all around the world in the 1800s. Pretty much every TV haunted house ever is this style…
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