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Monumental, west-facing entrance section of a Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque church
A westwork (German: Westwerk), forepart, avant-corps or avancorpo is the monumental, west-facing entrance section ("west front") of a Carolingian, Ottonian
Westwork
Former abbey in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
example of Carolingian architecture, the oldest surviving example of a westwork, and the oldest standing medieval structure in Westphalia. The original
Princely_Abbey_of_Corvey
Catholic cathedral in Aachen, Germany
of this, was the tiered entrance to the rest of the now defunct palace, Westwork. Light is brought in by a three tiered system of circular arched windows
Aachen_Cathedral
Roman Catholic church in Maastricht, Netherlands
century, the transept in the second half of the century, and the choir and westwork in the 12th century. The Romanesque church was built during a period in
Basilica_of_Saint_Servatius
Church in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
that was added onto gradually in different eras. The imposing Romanesque westwork, with four towers and an additional apse, has been copied repeatedly. The
Trier_Cathedral
Church in Hildesheim, Germany
added to the westwork in 1840, were not restored. The westwork was reconstructed closer to its earlier state based on the model of the westwork of Minden
Hildesheim_Cathedral
Church in Speyer, Germany
the westwork, Heinrich Hübsch, an architect of early Historicism, created a Neo-Romanesque design which drew on features of the original westwork and
Speyer_Cathedral
Architectural period of the Carolingian Empire
commonly incorporated westworks, which is arguably the precedent for the western facades of later medieval cathedrals. An original westwork survives today at
Carolingian_architecture
Candlestand in Essen Cathedral, c. 1000 AD
Essen Cathedral Treasury. Today, it stands on the ground floor of the Westwork of Essen Cathedral. The lampstand, which dates to around the year 1000
Seven-branched candelabrum (Essen)
Seven-branched_candelabrum_(Essen)
Cathedral in Essen, Germany
hall church, built after 1275 in light-coloured sandstone. The octagonal westwork and the crypt are survivors of the Ottonian pre-Romanesque building that
Essen_Minster
City and municipality in Limburg, Netherlands
an imposing westwork and important 12th and 13th-century sculptures; most notably the westwork interior figurative capitals, the westwork reredo, and
Maastricht
Christianity in the Frankish kingdoms under Carolingian rule (751-888)
Carolingian westwork a feature that may proceed western ecclesiastical Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The only surviving Carolingian westwork is at the
Carolingian_church
Access opening in a wall of a structure
mullion or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints in the westwork of a church.[citation needed] Baroque portal of a private palace in Brescia
Portal_(architecture)
Bronze doors, made c. 1015 for Hildesheim Cathedral, Germany
of Bernward's time, but on the westwork of Minden Cathedral and the alleged appearance of Hildesheim cathedral's westwork under Bishop Hezilo (1054–61)
Bernward_Doors
Church in Croatia, Croatia
positioned in front of entrance along with the two-story westwork in front of the church's nave. Westwork is a notable feature of Carolingian architecture, which
Church of Holy Salvation, Cetina
Church_of_Holy_Salvation,_Cetina
Regional style of art from the Meuse river valley
Cathedral (westwork) Liège, St Bartholomew's Liège, St Denis, westwork Celles, Saint Hadelin's Nivelles. Westwork abbey church Aldeneik, Westwork Maastricht
Mosan_art
Roman Catholic church in Liège, Belgium
century (the chancel) and lasting until the late 12th century (the massive westwork, with its twin towers which were reconstructed in 1876). It underwent,
Collegiate Church of St Bartholomew, Liège
Collegiate_Church_of_St_Bartholomew,_Liège
Former abbey in Susteren, Netherlands
Westwork of the former church of Susteren Abbey, now St. Amelberga Basilica
Susteren_Abbey
Church building in Aachen, Germany
PRINCEPS CAROLUS CONDIDIT ESSE VELIT". The main entrance is dominated by a westwork comprising the western facade including the entrance vestibule, rooms at
Palatine_Chapel,_Aachen
Architectural component of basilicas and churches
rectangular or square plan which protrudes outside the main structure Westwork – Monumental, west-facing entrance section of a Carolingian, Ottonian,
Narthex
Church in Copenhagen, Denmark
striking feature of the building is its west façade, reminiscent of a westwork or of the exterior of a church organ. It includes the 49 m (160 ft) tall
Grundtvig's_Church
Lutheran church in Dresden, Germany
Holy Cross. From 1401 it was rebuilt as a hall church with a prominent westwork in the German Sondergotik style. Based on the architectural works by Peter
Kreuzkirche,_Dresden
Medieval European architectural style
The rose window has plate tracery and the spires are Rhenish helms. The westwork of the Maria Laach Abbey, Germany, 12th century, (porch 1225) is typical
Romanesque_architecture
City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
constructed after a former church had burnt down in 1275. However, the important westwork and crypt have survived from Ottonian times. The cathedral is located in
Essen
from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2023. "Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original
List of World Heritage Sites in Germany
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Germany
Church in Cologne, Germany
plan and the structure of the building was not designed for it. Tower and westwork were newly erected until 1860. The church suffered severe damage during
Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne
Basilica_of_St._Cunibert,_Cologne
Roman Catholic church in Maastricht, Netherlands
massive westworks and pseudo-transepts. Our Lady's in Maastricht indeed has a tall, massive westwork and two pseudo-transepts on each side. The westwork, built
Basilica of Our Lady, Maastricht
Basilica_of_Our_Lady,_Maastricht
Municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Bishops of Havelberg, who had the Romanesque brick church with its prominent westwork erected in 1212. After the Protestant Reformation, the Schönhausen estate
Schönhausen
Late 9th century Church of Holy Salvation with a Carolingian westwork, built at the time of duke Branimir of Croatia.
History_of_Croatia
Church in Kent, England
forming a westwork. It housed the archbishop's throne, with the altar of St Mary just to the east. At about the same time that the westwork was built
Canterbury_Cathedral
3 principles of good architecture
its exposed structure is a much better expression of firmitas than the westwork that hides its structural role behind the bulky appearance. The Revivalist
Firmness, commodity, and delight
Firmness,_commodity,_and_delight
Gold-covered statue of the Virgin and Child in Essen Cathedral, Germany
the rest of the year. Suggested repositories include the fortress-like westwork of the cathedral and the armarium dictum sychter, an annex to the south
Golden_Madonna_of_Essen
Lutheran church in Hildesheim, Germany
romanesque church with a strong westwork. The building of the gothic church, in the basilica style and romanesque westwork, was begun at the end of the fourteenth
St._Andreas,_Hildesheim
Province in Wallonia, Belgium
is Nivelles, which has the Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude and its westwork. In Rixensart, the company Recherche et Industrie Thérapeutiques (changed
Walloon_Brabant
Saxon chronicler (c. 925 – after 973)
Corvey Abbey Church, westwork
Widukind_of_Corvey
Church in Walloon Brabant, Belgium
as people are able to know it from the Abbey of Essen (Germany)". The westwork has been reconstructed. Its current appearance is the result of a long
Collegiate Church of St. Gertrude, Nivelles
Collegiate_Church_of_St._Gertrude,_Nivelles
Palace of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany
services in a three-nave basilica with a transept, three east apses and westwork with two octagonal towers with a bell chamber between them, and a simple
Imperial_Palace_of_Goslar
Church in Lübeck, Germany
with radiating chapels, and vestibules like the arms of a transept. The westwork has a monumental two-tower façade. The height of the towers, including
St._Mary's_Church,_Lübeck
Castle in Eisenach, Germany
Cathedral and 36 others) North Rhine–Westphalia Aachen Cathedral Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl Cologne
Wartburg
Art style of Europe between the fall of Rome and the 11th century
commonly incorporated westworks, which is arguably the precedent for the western facades of later medieval cathedrals. An original westwork survives today at
Pre-Romanesque art and architecture
Pre-Romanesque_art_and_architecture
Architectural feature to strengthen a building
buttressing of an apse to the choir, while at the west end a massive "westwork" is used. In a large church a similar problem occurs at the crossing, where
Strainer_arch
Church in Minden, Germany
Architecture Functional status parish Church Style Romanesque (original & westwork) Gothic Groundbreaking 803 (803) Specifications Length 91 m (298 ft 7 in)
Minden_Cathedral
Church in Sankt Pölten, Austria
the abbey church was rebuilt with three naves but no transept, with a westwork including two towers. In 1228 Bishop Gebhard changed the dedication, formerly
Sankt_Pölten_Cathedral
as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, Ardèche Cultural 1426 Germany Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey Cultural 1447 India Great Himalayan National Park Conservation
List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_by_year_of_inscription
Church in Oviedo, Spain
probably about five bays long, of which only the "Frankish-style royal 'westwork'" remains, since the building collapsed during the 12th or 13th century
San_Miguel_de_Lillo
and beauty. In the 9th century were built Carolingian churches with a westwork and axial bell tower; Church of Holy Salvation, Cetina, church in Golubić
Croatian pre-Romanesque art and architecture
Croatian_pre-Romanesque_art_and_architecture
Church in Le Mans, France
Cathedral and Angers Cathedral, both built at about the same time. Its large westwork is framed by two differently-designed towers and other former abbey buildings
Notre-Dame de la Couture, Le Mans
Notre-Dame_de_la_Couture,_Le_Mans
Gernrode features an iconic westwork with towers and a large entrance. The first church towers developed out of westworks. The Ottonians advanced vaulting
History_of_architecture
Benedictine abbey situated in Glees, Germany
masterpiece of German Romanesque architecture, with its multiple towers, large westwork with arcaded gallery, and unique west porch. The east end has a round apse
Maria_Laach_Abbey
Art during the Middle Ages in Europe and beyond
produced larger buildings than had been seen since Roman times, and the westwork and other innovations. After the collapse of the dynasty there was a hiatus
Medieval_art
Cathedral church in Venice, Italy
under the central dome, which Dorigo interprets as the remains of an early westwork. See Wladimiro Dorigo, Venezia romanica..., I, pp. 20–21. The current statues
St_Mark's_Basilica
Church in Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Assumption of Mary by Giandomenico Cignaroli was fitted in 1776. In 1886 the westwork and its towers were demolished because of damage from an earthquake; they
Wiener_Neustadt_Cathedral
Church in Flemish Region, Belgium
the westwork was also demolished or destroyed. In the 19th century the westwork was rebuilt, although it was not clear what the original westwork had
Church of Saint Anne, Aldeneik
Church_of_Saint_Anne,_Aldeneik
Senedd constituency (1999–2026)
Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021. "Wales elections > Swansea Westwork=BBC News". 6 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2021. "Results and turnout
Swansea West (Senedd constituency)
Swansea_West_(Senedd_constituency)
of which some cut stone slabs remained in secondary utilization. The westwork with the characteristic twin steeples was attached between 1166 and 1177
Millstatt_Abbey
was done from the purpose-built tower gallery between the dome and the westwork tower of Aachen Cathedral. The popularity of the Maastricht-Aachen-Kornelimünster
Christian_pilgrimage
Catholic cathedral in Metz, France
of the triforia and the two bell towers 1285 – c. 1290 Elevation of the westwork within the foundations of a Gothic chapel from the 12th century 1290s Construction
Metz_Cathedral
the 19th century. The façade or "west front" or in some cases termed the westwork, is the most ornate part of the exterior, with the processional doors,
Architecture of cathedrals and great churches
Architecture_of_cathedrals_and_great_churches
Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Jaromar I. In 1193 the church, now consecrated and complete apart from the westwork, was turned into a Cistercian convent. Even today there is an unusual curiosity
Bergen_auf_Rügen
Architectural feature
Fake building, an urban-building-like shell housing unsightly machinery Westwork, a structural element that also presents a show facade Rood screen and
False_front
Village in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
pre-Romanesque reliefs were discovered, along with the reduced remains of a westwork, dating to the early 9th century and later to the period of Branimir, Duke
Golubić,_Šibenik-Knin_County
Switzerland Bourges Cathedral, France Burgos Cathedral, Spain Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey, Germany Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de
Religious World Heritage Sites
Religious_World_Heritage_Sites
was often flanked by two symmetrical, square towers which may include a westwork. When the Cluniac reforms spread through Switzerland in the late 10th and
Architecture_of_Switzerland
Duke of Croatia from 879 to 892
On 6 March 1891, Lujo Marun found three sarcophagus and two burials in westwork of the ruins of 9th-century basilica of St. Mary located in Crkvine near
Branimir,_Duke_of_Croatia
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Weser. The abbey church has a Carolingian crypt as well as an imposing westwork. The poet Hoffmann von Fallersleben, who wrote Das Lied der Deutschen,
Höxter
Catholic church in Jiangsu, China
styles. The cathedral used Suzhou traditional building methods, and has a westwork in the style of a paifang. However, it has a European open timber roof
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Cathedral, Suzhou
Our_Lady_of_Seven_Sorrows_Cathedral,_Suzhou
Former Catholic Church in Utrecht
The hall was cut into two. On the western half a westwork was erected after the example of the westwork at the Palatine Chapel in Aachen. The eastern half
St. Salvator's Church, Utrecht
St._Salvator's_Church,_Utrecht
Topics referred to by the same term
charity Western Front Society, an artist-run centre in Vancouver, Canada Westwork or "west front", the west-facing entrance section of a Carolingian, Ottonian
Western_Front
Lady-chapel, which in England was generally placed at the side. Apse Scarsella Westwork Moore 1890. Bloxam 1882. Bond 1906. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Apse
Apse_chapel
Calendar year
He restores Canterbury Cathedral, adding porticus towers and a massive westwork. Beauvais changes from a county to a bishopric (approximate date). July
1013
Church in Carinthia, Austria
established in 1123 moved to Klagenfurt in 1787. The elongated building has a westwork with two towers, a gallery, a crypt, and three apses. The crypt, with its
Gurk_Cathedral
the nave ceiling, which is not uncommon in early Mosan architecture. The westwork tower is slightly younger than the rest of the church. In 1956-1957 the
Waha
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Cathedral and 36 others) North Rhine–Westphalia Aachen Cathedral Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl Cologne
Novaesium
Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Wendhusen Abbey, westwork
Thale
Church in Dalby, Lund Municipality, Scania
and the entire west end of the church remade into something resembling a westwork. The crypt was converted into an entrance hall, its current vaults were
Dalby_Church
Church in Lower Saxony, Germany
Caroline, Queen of the United Kingdom (Consort of George IV.) South side Westwork Central aisle Romanesque candelabra Our Lady's Altar (1188) Secco Paintings
Brunswick_Cathedral
Church in Tyne and Wear, England
the addition of a second storey and north and south porticus, forming a westwork. By the end of the 10th century further storeys had been added to the porch
St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth
St_Peter's_Church,_Monkwearmouth
Lutheran church in Berlin, Germany
drawing of the church, showing it to be in a Romanesque basilica church with westwork across it, rebuilt as a three-aisle Gothic hall church in the 14th century
St._Nicholas_Church,_Potsdam
Belgian cathedral destroyed in 1794
architecture was that of the Holy Roman Empire. The new cathedral had a massive westwork, two choirs at opposite ends, two transepts, each with a tower over the
Saint Lambert's Cathedral, Liège
Saint_Lambert's_Cathedral,_Liège
Church in Berlin, Germany
Church of St. Nicholas St. Nikolai-Kirche St. Nicholas's fortified westwork (left) and Our Lady's Chapel (right, added 1452) Religion Affiliation Deconsecrated
St._Nicholas_Church,_Berlin
Church in Normandy, France
Saint-Ouen Abbey Saint Owen Abbey Abbaye Saint-Ouen de Rouen Westwork of Saint Ouen Abbey Church after its restoration Saint-Ouen Abbey Location of Saint-Ouen
Saint-Ouen_Abbey,_Rouen
Residence of Charlemagne from ca. 790 -814
1983, p. 131 A porch surrounded with two stair towers, la forerunner of Westworks Collectif, Le grand atlas de l’architecture mondiale, Encyclopædia Universalis
Palace_of_Aachen
Church in Groningen, Netherlands
Traces of arches indicate that this tower originally was part of a reduced westwork, with spaces flanking the tower on both sides. These were demolished soon
St._Walfriduskerk
Serbia is reconstructed. 873 – Imperial Abbey of Corvey begun; church westwork completed c. 885. 875 – Great Mosque of Kairouan in Aghlabid Tunisia reaches
9th_century_in_architecture
European state, 7/8th century to c. 925
Church of Holy Salvation, Cetina with a Carolingian westwork from the late 9th century.
Duchy_of_Croatia
Romanesque Church in Cologne
club for the Romanesque churches of Cologne. The ceiling in the flanking westwork was done by artist Gerhard Kadow in 1966, and depicts the Heavenly Jerusalem
Saint_Pantaleon,_Cologne
Side Chapel of Roman Catholic cathedral in Aachen, Germany
Cathedral and 36 others) North Rhine–Westphalia Aachen Cathedral Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl Cologne
Aachen_Chapel_of_Hungary
962. The basilica, with three aisles, was extended by the addition of a westwork in about 1100; in the 15th century new monastic buildings were constructed
St._Trudpert's_Abbey
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Cathedral and 36 others) North Rhine–Westphalia Aachen Cathedral Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl Cologne
Rammelsberg
German architect (1795–1863)
1841–1848 Karlsruhe Botanical Garden, plant houses, 1853–1857 Speyer Cathedral westwork, 1854–1858 Kath. Kirche St. Cyriakus, Beiertheim-Bulach 1835-1837 Heinrich
Heinrich_Hübsch
Bishop of Freising, Germany (died 993 or 994)
Abraham created the office of archchaplain and chamberlain. He added a westwork to Freising Cathedral as a place for the royal family to attend Mass. He
Abraham_of_Freising
Church
crypt (first mentioned in 1149), side galleries, the enlargement of the westwork (1127–1150) and the towers and the two-storey cloisters (1170). In 1188
Saint_Cyriakus,_Gernrode
Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 16 August 2009. "Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022
List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Western_Europe
Mosque in Bristol, England
consistently for openings and panels. The west front is composed as a compact westwork, with a central gable between two short, square towers; their upper stages
Greenbank_Masjid
Village in Šibenik-Knin, Croatia
predromanici" [The Church of the Saviour at the Source of the Cetina River and the Westwork in the Croatian Pre-Romanesque]. Starohrvatska Prosvjeta (in Croatian)
Cetina,_Croatia
10th-century church in Göttingen, Germany
the western front of the first monastery church, such as a tower or a westwork; the present Romanesque western building is more recent. However, according
St. Christopher's Church (Reinhausen)
St._Christopher's_Church_(Reinhausen)
Church in Gloucestershire, England
west tower may have had the same role as that in the westwork of a Carolingian church. Westworks had an altar on the first floor, to which access was
St Mary's Priory Church, Deerhurst
St_Mary's_Priory_Church,_Deerhurst
Church in Chur, Switzerland
Westwork of the cathedral
Chur_Cathedral
Viaduct in County Durham, England, designed by Thomas Bouch, is opened. New westwork at Speyer Cathedral (Bavaria), designed by Heinrich Hübsch, is completed
1858_in_architecture
Westwork of Havelberg Cathedral
Bishopric_of_Havelberg
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Boy/Male
British, English
From the High Meadow
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Great Power; Name of Narada Maharshi's Thamboora; Grace of God; Name of a Raaga
Boy/Male
Polish
Loves peace.
Female
English
Variant spelling of Latin Rowena, possibly ROWINA means "famous joy."
Girl/Female
Indian
Learned (Wife of a sage)
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, Christian, English
Nobleman; Chief; Leader; Prince; Warrior
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Painted; Beloved; Red; Dear
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Cymbeline' An Italian friend to Philario.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful, Magnificent, Shining
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : habitational name from any of various places in northern England and the Scottish Borders called Blakeley, named with Old English blæc ‘black’, ‘dark’ (see Black) + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’. The Scottish surname may also have absorbed some cases of Blakelaw, from a place in the Borders named with Old English blæc ‘black’ + hlÄw ‘hill’.
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