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Ottonian Architecture evolved during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great (936-975).






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Hildesheim St Michaels Church
Ottonischer Bau
Ottonian Architecture evolved during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great (936-975). The style was found in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and lasted from the mid 10th century until the mid 11th century.

Ottonian architecture draws its inspiration from Carolingian
Carolingian architecture

Carolingian architecture is the style of north European architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries when the Carolingian family dominated west European politics....
 and Byzantine architecture
Byzantine architecture

Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD 330, when the Roman Emperor Constantine I moved the capital of the Roman Empire east from Rome to Byzantium....
. Apart from some examples influenced by the octagonal Palatine Chapel at Aachen such as Ottmarsheim (11th century, Alsace) and the apse of the abbey of the Holy Trinity at Essen, religious architecture tends to diverge from the centralised plan. Inspiration though from the Roman basilica
Basilica

The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a ancient Rome public building , usually located in the Forum of a Roman town. In Hellenistic cities, public basilicas appeared in the 2nd century BC....
 remains concurrent, and Ottonian architecture preserves the Carolingian
Carolingian architecture

Carolingian architecture is the style of north European architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries when the Carolingian family dominated west European politics....
 double ended feature with apses at either end of the church.

Examples

  • St Bartholomew's Church, Liège
    St Bartholomew's Church, Liège

    Founded outside the city walls, the Collegial Church of Saint Bartholemew in Li?ge , Belgium, was built in coal sandstone, from the late 11th century to the late 12th century , and underwent, like most religious buildings, modifications through the centuries....
    , Belgium.
  • Church of St. Gertrude, Nivelles
    Nivelles

    Nivelles is a Wallonia city and Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the old communes of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monstreux....
    , Belgium (1046)
  • Church of St. Michael
    St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim

    The Church of St. Michael in Hildesheim, Germany, is an early-Romanesque architecture church. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985....
    , Hildesheim
    Hildesheim

    is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim , about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river....
    , Germany (1010-33)
  • Abbey Church of Gernrode
    Gernrode

    Gernrode is a town in Germany, in the Harz , Saxony-Anhalt. The town was first mentioned in 961 and became a city in 1539. Gernrode is 9 km south of Quedlinburg in the Harz mountains and has state recognition as a spa town, where one may take the cure and recuperate in general ....
     (959-63, apparently the first in Europe to have the tribune gallery)


See also

  • Ottonian art
    Ottonian art

    In Pre-Romanesque art Germany, the prevailing style was what has come to be known as Ottonian art. With Ottonian architecture, it is a key component of the Ottonian Renaissance named for the emperors Otto I, Otto II, and Otto III....
  • Ottonian Renaissance
    Ottonian Renaissance

    The Ottonian Renaissance was a limited renaissance that accompanied the reigns of the first three Holy Roman Emperors of the Saxon Dynasty, all named Otto: Otto I , Otto II , and Otto III , and which in large part depended upon their patronage....