Editing Romanesque architecture (section)

===Church and cathedral east ends===
The eastern end of a Romanesque church is almost always semi-circular, with either a high chancel surrounded by an ambulatory as in France, or a square end from which an apse projects as in Germany and Italy. Where square ends exist in English churches, they are probably influenced by [[Anglo-Saxon architecture|Anglo-Saxon]] churches. Peterborough and Norwich Cathedrals have retained round east ends in the French style. However, in France, simple churches without apses and with no decorative features were built by the [[Cistercians]] who also founded many houses in England, frequently in remote areas.<ref name=FHC>{{cite book |first=Frederick H. |last=Crossley |year=1962 |title=The English Abbey }}</ref>

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File:PM 33251 P Lourosa.jpg|alt=Rural church of São Pedro de Lourosa, Portugal, built in the 10th century it has the simplest type of square-shape apsidal east end.|Rural church of São Pedro de Lourosa, Portugal, built in the 10th century. It has the simplest type of square-shape apsidal east end.
File:Xhignesse JPG02.jpg|The small church of Saint-Pierre Xhignesse, Belgium, already has a semi-circular termination at the same height as the choir and nave.
File:Romanesque church of Saint-Andreas Szprotawa, Poland.jpg|The small church of Saint-Andreas [[Szprotawa]], Poland, built in the 13th century has an apsidal east end projecting from a chancel.
File:Seu urgell.jpg|The [[Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell]], Spain, has an apsidal east end projecting at a lower level to the choir and decorated with an arcade below the roofline. This form is usual in Italy and Germany.
File:Abbazia di Sant'Antimo J.JPG|alt=The Abbey of Sant'Antimo has a high apsidal end surrounded by an ambulatory and with small projecting apses|The [[Abbey of Sant'Antimo]] has a high apsidal end surrounded by an ambulatory and with small projecting apses.
File:F06.Nevers St.-Etienne.1066.JPG|alt=Saint-Étienne, Nevers, displays a round chancel with ambulatory, apsidal chapels and strongly projecting transepts|Saint-Étienne, Nevers, displays a round chancel with ambulatory, apsidal chapels and strongly projecting transepts.
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