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.
Carolingian Empire
"Renovatio Romani Imperii"
On Christmas day 800 Charlemagne (768-814) was crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III. The ceremony took place at St. Peter's in Rome.
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The title of this period owes its origin to Charles Martel, the Frankish ruler who defeated the Moors at Poitiers in 732.
Carolingian: pertaining to the Emperor Charlemagne.
canted: sloping at the edges or set at a slight angle.
cantilever: a projecting beam supported by a weight on the other end.
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Carrel or carol - A niche in a cloister where a monk might sit and work or read; sometimes applied to bay windows.
The next step for a people on the highway of progress would be the vaulting, in masonry, of these squares, for the wooden roofs were inflammable; moreover the Carolingian builders had constantly so vaulted their smaller square roof areas.
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Curtes regia: A fortified residence of a Carolingian king.
Curticula: A forward element of a Frankish fortification.
 See also: Architecture, House, Roman, Church, Renaissance
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