A westwork (Westwerk) is the monumental, west-facing entrance section of a Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque church. The exterior consists of multiple stories between two towers. The interior includes an entrance vestibule, a chapel, and a series of galleries overlooking the nave. A westwork is usually broader than the width of the nave and ais...
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(from the article `Carolingian art`) ...(consecrated 805), built by Charlemagne for his court at Aachen. Finally, many features are Carolingian inventions that arose in response to ... ...remained faithful to the traditional T-shape basilican type. Liturgical considerations and the demands of the faith, however, made certain ... [2 r...
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