How to Use Romanesque in a Sentence

Romanesque

adjective
  • So where did the Romanesque style come from?
    David Conrads, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The church is a beautiful Romanesque building, and the music is incredible.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Tendrils of jasmine dangle from balconies; Romanesque statues rise from winding pathways shrouded in vines.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Winding alleys house artisan workshops and squat homes crammed with prop cooking utensils, and down one street stands a sept that resembles a Romanesque church.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The medieval site dates back to the 12th century and features a mix of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
  • The village’s 700-year-old Romanesque church has been transformed into a concert venue, where musicians perform throughout the summer.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
  • One of Milan’s oldest churches and a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture.
    Photovogue, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
  • On its edge is the Romanesque church of Pieve di San Leolino, which features a 16th-century cloister and valley views.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Urnes Stave Church At first glance, Urnes seems almost modest, a compact Romanesque-style building perched on a hillside overlooking the fjord.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The city, Smith said, hopes to find a philanthropic organization interested in preserving the space, which is one of the city's last Romanesque revival-style buildings.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Built in 1891 for visitors to the World’s Fair of 1893, the Romanesque-style structure held 98 units.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The Cathedral has a sober Romanesque façade, but its interior was updated to baroque after a serious earthquake in 1706.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Built during the 12th through 16th centuries, these medieval masterpieces were born out of Romanesque architecture, which saw churches designed with thick walls, round arches, and large towers.
    Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2026
  • After lunch, make your way to the Cathedral of St Tryphon, Kotor’s most important monument and one of the finest Romanesque churches on the Adriatic.
    Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The special includes exterior shots of Fountain Street’s neo-Romanesque structure and begins with Tomlinson exiting the church’s choir room onto the stage.
    ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Anchoring it is the Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore, an excellent example of Romanesque architecture named for the city’s patron saint.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
  • As a museum, the Romanesque building is somewhat wanting—the descriptions of the artist’s time here and of the barbaric treatments patients were subjected to, tacked to the walls, are convoluted and confusing—but the building itself is stunning.
    Kate Maxwell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Set the scene This red-brick Palladian pile is right at the foot of the looming Rock of Cashel, one of Ireland’s most famous historic sites, with its Romanesque chapel, roofless cathedral and pencil-shaped round tower.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Across from the Slugger Museum stands the Michter's Fort Nelson Distillery building, an 1890 structure with arched Romanesque windows.
    Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In the picturesque town of Melide, known for its Romanesque churches and traditional Galician architecture, there’s an option Galician wine tasting & dinner at a Michelin restaurant next to the ancient city wall.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • From the hospitality group that operates Standby, Deluxx Fluxx and The Skip downtown, Father Forgive Me, which was built in the shadow of The Shepherd, a century-old Romanesque-style church.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • In a feature published Tuesday, reporter Alex Marshall reveals the many behind-the-scenes negotiations that brought the famed Romanesque-style textile artwork depicting the 1066 Norman invasion back home to the UK.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Bayeux Tapestry features 58 scenes and 626 characters to tell the story of the Norman Conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings, and is ocnsidered one of the greatest Romanesque artworks.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019

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