Romanesque Architecture quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which apostle is said to rest in a Romanesque Spanish cathedral?

   Answer: Saint James

   Why: Pilgrims heading for his tomb at Santiago de Compostela stopped at Romanesque churches such as Sainte-Foy in Conques.

2. 2 Medium

   Roughly how long did the Leaning Tower of Pisa take to build?

   Answer: About 200 years

   Why: Builders made the upper floors taller on one side to offset the tilt, so the tower is actually slightly curved.

3. 3 Hard

   Which abbey holds the earliest dated Romanesque relief sculpture?

   Answer: Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines

   Why: An inscription on the marble lintel dates the relief precisely to the year 1019 or 1020 under King Robert the Pious.

4. 4 Easy

   What did medieval pilgrims travel to Romanesque churches to see?

   Answer: Saints' relics

   Why: Sainte Foy's gold reliquary statue at Conques, which pilgrims came to see, wears a reused 5th-century Roman head.

5. 5 Medium

   Where did pilgrims walk to circle behind a church's altar?

   Answer: Ambulatory

   Why: Chapels displaying relics opened off the ambulatory, so pilgrims could visit them without interrupting Mass.

6. 6 Hard

   Which Sicilian cathedral has the largest medieval gold mosaic cycle?

   Answer: Monreale Cathedral

   Why: The cathedral walls are lined with roughly 6,400 square meters of Byzantine-style gold glass mosaics.