Romanesque architecture

Ottana, church of San Nicola. Photo by Alberto Maisto, 2009, from Sardegna DigitalLibrary

In the architectural landscape of Sardinian Romanesque architecture, the repertoire of plants includes first of all the type of church with a longitudinal structure, with a semicircular apse to the east. The most important cathedrals and churches have three naves, divided by arches on columns or pillars. The capitals are sometimes examples of marble from the Roman age, for reuse.

Villamar, Romanesque church of San Pietro. Photo of Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, From Sardegna DigitalLibrary

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Porto Torres, Basilica of San Gavino, central nave. Photo by Marco Ceraglia, from Digital Resources Sardegna IDV

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Romanesque churches

Around the middle of the 1000, Sardinia was divided into four kingdoms or judges, governed by a king or judge. The judges were the local representatives of the Byzantine emperor who, around 1000, became autonomous. The r...

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