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Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
Notre-Dame de Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century. It features a huge Romanesque nave, numerous sculptures on the capitals and transepts topped with five towers, all of which are precursors to the Gothic style. The choir was rebuilt in the 13th century in a pure Gothic style.
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
The monastic community founded by San Millan in the middle of the 6th century became a place of pilgrimage. The fine Romanesque church built in honor of this saint still stands at the site of Suso. It was here that the first documents in Castilian were written, and one of the most widely spoken languages in the world today is derived from Castilian. At the beginning of the 16th century, the community was settled in the fine new convent of Suso, below the ancient complex; today it is still a thriving community.
Historic City of Trogir
Trogir is a prime example of urban continuity. The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back to the Hellenistic period, and successive rulers built many fine public and residential buildings and fortifications here. Beautiful Romanesque churches here are complemented by outstanding Renaissance and Baroque buildings from the Venetian period.
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
The remains of Diocletian's Palace, built in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries AD, can be found throughout the city. The cathedral was built in the Middle Ages using materials from ancient mausoleums. The rest of the protected area is made up of 12th- and 13th-century Romanesque churches, medieval fortifications, 15th-century Gothic palaces, and other Renaissance and Baroque palaces.
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
The narrow Boi Valley is located in the Altaribagorsa region of the Pyrenees and is surrounded by steep mountains. Each village in the valley has a Romanesque church surrounded by a series of enclosed fields. The higher slopes have large areas of seasonal pasture.
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
In the Middle Ages, this natural port on Montenegro's Adriatic coast was an important center of art and commerce, with renowned schools of masonry and icon painting. An earthquake in 1979 severely damaged much of the monuments (including four Romanesque churches and the town walls), but the town has been restored with the help of UNESCO.
Naumburg Cathedral
Located in the eastern Thuringian Basin, Naumburg Cathedral was founded in 1028 and is an outstanding testimony to medieval art and architecture. Its Romanesque structure is flanked by two Gothic choirs, demonstrating the stylistic shift from late Romanesque to early Gothic. The west choir dates from the first half of the 13th century and reflects changes in religious practices and the emergence of science and nature in figurative art. The choir and the life-size statues of the cathedral's founders are masterpieces of the workshop known as the "Naumburg Masters".
Old City of Salamanca
This ancient university city northwest of Madrid was first conquered by the Carthaginians in the 3rd century BC, then became a Roman settlement before coming under Moorish rule in the 11th century. The university is one of the oldest in Europe and reached its peak in the 18th century. Salamanca's Golden Age. The city's historic centre features important Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. The main square with its galleries and arcades is particularly impressive.
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
This famous pilgrimage site in northwestern Spain became a symbol of the Spanish Christians' fight against Islam. It was destroyed by Muslims at the end of the 10th century and completely rebuilt over the next century. With its Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture, Santiago's Old Town is one of the most beautiful urban areas in the world. The oldest monuments are concentrated around the Tomb of St. James and the Cathedral, which has the striking Portico of Glory.
Speyer Cathedral
Speyer Cathedral is a rectangular church with four towers and two domes, built by Conrad II in 1030 and rebuilt at the end of the 11th century. It is one of the most important Romanesque buildings of the Holy Roman Empire. For nearly 300 years, the cathedral was the burial place of German emperors.
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
For nearly five centuries, Canterbury in Kent has been the spiritual seat of the Church of England. Other important monuments in Canterbury include the austere St Martin's Church, the oldest church in England; the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey, a reminder of St Augustine's missionary role in the Heptarchy since 597; and Christ Church Cathedral, a stunning combination of Romanesque and Perpendicular Gothic architecture where Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170.
St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
Built between 1010 and 1020, St. Michael's Church, with its symmetrical plan and two apses, is a typical example of Otto-Romanesque art in Old Saxony. The interior of the church, especially the wooden ceiling and painted stucco decorations, the famous bronze doors and the Bernwald bronze columns, together with the treasures of St. Mary's Cathedral, is of extraordinary significance as an example of a Romanesque church in the Holy Roman Empire.
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Known as the "Roman Sistine Chapel," the Abbey Church of Saint-Savin contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century frescoes that are still well preserved.
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
Müstair Abbey, located in a valley in the canton of Graubünden, is an excellent example of a Christian monastery converted during the Carolingian period. The abbey contains Switzerland's greatest series of figurative frescoes, painted around 800 AD, as well as Romanesque murals and stuccoes.
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Modena's magnificent 12th-century cathedral is the work of two great artists (Lanfranco and Willigermus) and is a prime example of early Romanesque art. Its piazza and soaring towers are a testament to the faith of its builders and that the building was commissioned by the Canossa dynasty.