romanesque

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These children lived in the literal shadow of Florentine artistic genius: The building in which the Innocenti was housed is a particularly brilliant example of Romanesque architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Kathy: I don’t care if it’s French, Dutch or Romanesque, I’m going to wear a bathing suit top.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Prolific architect Elmer H. Fisher had commissions to design a number of post-Great Seattle Fire buildings in the popular Romanesque style.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

This basilica, located in the Fourvière district with panoramic views of Lyon, boasts elements from both Romanesque and Byzantine-style architecture, with ornate gold interiors.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2022

Most of the buildings are red brick too; some have arched doorways, a Romanesque effect, from the nineteenth century.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood