Romano-Gothic

The Romano - Gothic is an architectural style that has emerged as a transitional style in the 13th and 14th centuries and learn different variations. It stands on the threshold of the outgoing Romanesque to early Gothic. The Romano - Gothic is essentially a Romanesque architectural style, the decorative jewelry forms of the Gothic uses, but not their design principles takes over. They met as a separate architectural style especially in church buildings. Main features are ornamental brickwork and decorative elements such as arcades, round windows and arched friezes.

Lower Rhine

The Lower Rhine late Romanesque style is attributed due to the increasing verticality through the use of cross-vaults and the occasional use of pointed arches of the Romano - Gothic. In the Netherlands, Munsterkerk is the most important Romano- Gothic example in Roermond. Characteristic of the architectural style can also be found on the Old Salviuskerk in Limbricht. More romano - gothic churches are the Servaasbasiliek and the Basilica of Our Lady in Maastricht and St. Plechelmus in Oldenzaal. At the end of the 19th century, this style was the inspiration for the Neuromano - Gothic, as its most important representative of German - Dutch Church architect Carl Weber ( 1820-1908 ) is considered.

East Frisia and North Netherlands

Several churches in the west Friesland and in the Dutch provinces of Groningen and Friesland are characterized by a distinct Romano- Gothic style. Occasionally, the style is also referred to herein as " early Gothic ". Specific characteristics distinguish the style of pure Romanesque churches. The Romano- Gothic church building in Friesland are all built of brick and have a wall structure with horizontally offset from each other on levels, which serve as an ornament blind niches. The pediments of the transept are equipped with niches. The initially small arches are recessed into the wall and have round profiles. Partial wall reinforcements and buttresses are used that require attention to the Gothic. In particular, the east side can be designed with decorative Blend fields, diamond patterns in the gables, oculi, three groups of windows, consoles, round-arched friezes and arches. Various decorative elements take the Gothic anticipated, while the manner of construction is still Romanesque. Inside eight- ribbed vaults are used, which are flat on top, the ribs form a circle in the center. Within the Romano - Gothic style, a development has taken place, by the oldest examples of a broader use of niches and gables have decorative than the younger. Gradually these came less used, the window bigger and formerly round arches were replaced by pointed arches, until finally pure Gothic style elements were used. The representative romano - gothic churches in East Friesland, almost all back on foundations of local or regional chiefs.

An early example of the East Frisian Romano- Gothic hall church is the Holy Trinity Church in Collinghorst ( 1250 ). The east gable of the church is divided by Grimersumer staggered screens, the three- window group below it is flanked by two blind niches. At St. Mauritius in Reepsholt the transept gable decorated by circular aperture with a herringbone pattern and a trefoil frieze that would not otherwise encounter in Ostfriesland, but probably in Friesland, Netherlands. The long sides of the Eilsumer Church (1240-1260) built the vessel divided by two planes with round-arched arcades, down larger, flat top and small, lower arches with narrow round-arched windows.

The romano - gothic eastern part of the Reformed Church in the league is compared to the simple Romanesque nave ( 1200 ) designed elaborate and dates from around 1270 bis 1280th The outer walls of the choir are provided in the lower level with continuous round-arched arcades. They are built as blind arches with capitals on round bars, which are provided in the center with oculi. In the upper part of the east wall of a triplet lancet window is attached, which is flanked by two blind windows with trefoil arch and checkerboard and herringbone pattern in the side walls pop-up window with round arches. In the northern gable the original diamond pattern is still preserved. The stack Moorer church is architecturally designed similar to the Bunder Cross Church. The central tower of the cross church Pilsumer also comes from the transitional period.

An example of your own unique style presents the Mary's Church in Marienhafe, inspired by designs of the Osnabrück Cathedral and French models, and was built around 1250 to 1270 as a three-aisled basilica. The Warnfried Church in Osteel oriented in style at St Mary Church and oats as those in the 19th century, partly canceled. The Werdumer St. Nicolai church, with its corner pilaster strips and the ornate cornice of 1327 represents the last phase of Romano - Gothic.

One of the oldest examples of this style in the Netherlands is the choir of the church in Leer Mens. The churches of Stedum and Zuidbroek are largely preserved examples of early style. The Church in Noordbroek reveals the transition to Gothic. In Zeerijp the last stage of Romano - Gothic is reached: pure Gothic styles are combined with a design and individual elements of the Romano - Gothic. Other churches in the Romano - Gothic style in the Groningen province there are in Krewerd, Loppersum, Termunten, Garmerwolde Bierum, Godlinze, Ten Boer, Huizinge. In West Friesland churches are of this style in Hantumhuizen, Bergum and Eestrum.