Editing Church (building) (section)

==== Romanesque architecture ====
[[File:Trier Dom BW 24.JPG|thumb|[[Trier Cathedral]], Germany]]
Between 1000 and 1200, the [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style became popular across [[Europe]]. The Romanesque style is defined by large and bulky edifices typically composed of simple, compact, sparsely decorated geometric structures. Frequent features of the Romanesque church include [[Arch|circular arches]], round or [[octagon]]al towers, and [[Capital (architecture)|cushion capitals]] on pillars. In the early Romanesque era, [[coffer]]ing on the ceiling was fashionable, while later in the same era, [[Groin vault|groined vaults]] gained popularity. Interiors widened, and the motifs of sculptures took on more epic traits and themes.<ref>{{cite book |last=Toman |first=Rolf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g3HgsgEACAAJ&q=romanesque+architecture |title=Romanesque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting |date=2015-04-30 |publisher=h.f.ullmann |isbn=9783848008407}}</ref> Romanesque architects adopted many Roman or early Christian architectural ideas, such as a cruciform ground plan, as that of [[Angoulême Cathedral]], and the [[basilica|basilica system]] of a nave with a central vessel and side aisles.<ref name=dkp>{{cite book|title=The Ultimate Visual Family Dictionary|year=2012|publisher=[[DK (publisher)|DK Pub]]|location=New Delhi|chapter=Architecture|pages=468–469|language=en|isbn=978-0-1434-1954-9}}</ref>