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Saint Clement of Tahull in Catalonia, Spain.

Saint Eigidio, in Lombardy, Italy

One of the first streams of Romanesque architecture in Europe in the 11th century is called First Romanesque or Lombard Romanesque. It took place in the Lombardy (north of Italy), and in the Spanish regions of Lérida and Huesca. Its principal decoration for the exterior, bands of ornamental blind arches are called lombard bands. It can be considered a quite primitive architecture, with thick walls and lack of sculpture in facades. Interiors were profusely painted with frescoes. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Pre-Romanesque art is the roughly 400 year period in Western European art from about the Carolingian Renaissance in the 8th century, to the beginning of the 12th century Romanesque period. ... Exterior view of church of Sant Climent de Taüll (Spain). ... Exterior view of church of Sant Climent de Taüll (Spain). ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Catalan, Spanish, Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th in Spain  32 114 km²  6,3% Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 2nd in Spain  6 995 206  15,9%  217,82/km² GDP Total (2004) GDP: €157,124 billion GDP per /capita: $26,550... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po river valley. ... Interior of the Saint-Saturnin church St-Sernin basilica, Toulouse, 1080 – 1120: elevation of the east end Romanesque sculpture, cloister of St. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po river valley. ... La Seu Vella, the Romanesque-Gothic old Cathedral of Lleida La Seu Vella Lleida (Catalan: Lleida, Spanish: Lérida) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. ... Huesca (Aragonese Uesca, Catalan Osca) is a city in Aragon, Spain. ... A decorative blind arcade that is usually exterior during the Romanesque and Gothic Medieval Periods of Architecture. ...

The First Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in November 2000. Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

List of First Romanesque buildings

In Italy

• Priorato di Sant'Egidio
• Basilica di Santa Giulia
• Priorato di Piona

In Spain

• Churches of Saint Mary and Saint Clement of Tahull in Lérida
• In Huesca:
  • Church of Saint Caprasio in Santa Cruz de la Serós
  • Church of San Adrián de Sasave
  • Church of Baros
  • Church of Asieso
  • Church of Binacua
  • Churches of the Serrablo, Discussed Romanesque or Mozarab prerromanesque.