Speyer Cathedral, a basilica with four towers and two domes, was founded by Conrad II in 1030 and remodelled at the end of the 11th century. It is one of the most important Romanesque monuments from ...

During his general audience on Nov. 18, Pope Benedict XVI explained how Christian faith in the Middle Ages inspired some of the greatest works of art of all time: the cathedrals of Europe. Dear ...

HOVEN | The year was 1917, and an ambitious Bavarian priest by the name of Anthony Helmbrecht asked the citizens of Hoven to band together. The third and most recent church in the area had just fallen ...

The Middle Ages covers a large span of time—from the 5th to the 15th century. In terms of major events, the Middle Ages started roughly after the fall of Rome and ended with the beginning of the ...

A historic Portuguese cathedral is being 'eaten' by fungi, researchers have discovered. Researchers say the 8-century-old cathedral Sé Velha de Coimbra (Old Cathedral of Coimbra), which is the only ...

The time machine drops you onto the dusty streets of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. The year is 1211. A few hundred yards ahead is a Romanesque cathedral, nearly complete after 100 ...

The Ardmore sculptures are a unique collection of figure carvings within the Irish Romanesque. They raise a number of important questions. In this article they are described and their probable date re ...

Between the sleek glass facade of Seoul City Hall and the quiet eaves of Deoksugung, a Romanesque tower rises, with its ...