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What are the characteristics of ancient European architectural style?

1, ancient Roman architecture, the ancient Romans inherited the Apennine Peninsula on the Etruscan construction technology, inherited the achievements of Ancient Greece, in the 1-3 century A.D. to reach the peak of the Western ancient architecture in full bloom. The style of large buildings is majestic and heavy, the composition is harmonious and unified, and the forms are diverse. The artistic treatment of the internal space of some buildings was more important than the external shape. The most meaningful is to create a combination of columns and arches with coupons, such as coupon columns and continuous coupons, both for the structure, but also for the decoration

2, Roman architecture, also translated as Roman style, originally meant for the Roman architectural style of architecture, is the 10th -12th century in Europe, Christianity is popular in the region of a style of architecture. Romanesque architectural style is mostly found in monasteries and churches, inherited from the early Christian architecture. Typical features are: huge and thick walls, walls with a series of small coupons, door Zeus hole with concentric multi-layer small round coupons to reduce the sense of heaviness. There are one or two bell towers on the west side, and sometimes there are bell towers on the Latin cross intersection and the transepts.