- Time of past OR future Camino
- Most years since 2012
As a person with very limited knowledge of architecture and history, I'd like to get some pointers on how to recognize different styles of architecture in Spain. It is overwhelming to google and find the huge amount of detail available - I need something a little more friendly, to get me started.
Rather than trying to go chronologically through history, let's start with one style that is often mentioned in connection with the Camino - Romanesque.
My challenge is for those unnamed members who wax poetic about Romanesque, to say in one sentence, how they recognize Romanesque when they see it. Feel free to write more, of course, but try to include your single-sentence summary of the essence of the style. I know the subject is more complex than that, but it is sometimes interesting to try to describe the essence.
If you have a photo or two on which you can point out specific features, that would be helpful, but this isn't meant to be a photo album of all your favourite churches! I have just Googled "romanesque style" and found 17,000,000 hits, and more than a few of them are photos! What I need is simple commentary on what to look for.
If it is any excuse, I come from a part of the world where there are virtually no buildings dating even to Victorian times, let alone medieval!
Rather than trying to go chronologically through history, let's start with one style that is often mentioned in connection with the Camino - Romanesque.
My challenge is for those unnamed members who wax poetic about Romanesque, to say in one sentence, how they recognize Romanesque when they see it. Feel free to write more, of course, but try to include your single-sentence summary of the essence of the style. I know the subject is more complex than that, but it is sometimes interesting to try to describe the essence.
If you have a photo or two on which you can point out specific features, that would be helpful, but this isn't meant to be a photo album of all your favourite churches! I have just Googled "romanesque style" and found 17,000,000 hits, and more than a few of them are photos! What I need is simple commentary on what to look for.
If it is any excuse, I come from a part of the world where there are virtually no buildings dating even to Victorian times, let alone medieval!