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Romanesque architecture (sh)




Architecture current in Europe from about the mid-11th century to the advent of Gothic architecture.

A fusion of Roman, Carolingian and Ottonian, Byzantine, and local Germanic traditions, it was a product of the great expansion of monasticism in the 10th-11th century. Larger churches were needed to accommodate the numerous monks and priests, as well as the pilgrims who came to view saints' relics. For the sake of fire resistance, masonry vaulting began to replace timber construction. Romanesque churches characteristically incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them; a large tower over the crossing of nave and transept; and smaller towers at the church's western end. French churches commonly expanded on the early Christian basilica plan, incorporating radiating chapels to accommodate more priests, ambulatories around the sanctuary apse for visiting pilgrims, and large transepts between the sanctuary and nave.


Hagen, Walter (Charles) (sh)




born Dec. 21, 1892, Rochester, N.Y., U.S.
died Oct. 5, 1969, Traverse City, Mich.

U.S. golfer.

A caddie from the age of 9, Hagen was 21 when he won his first major tournament. He won numerous important championships from the mid 1910s to the late 1920s and captained the U.S. Ryder Cup team for 1927-37. A colourful, self-confident man, he insisted that professional golfers be treated as gentlemen (not always previously the case). Among his well-known remarks is the observation that, in life, one should take the time to "stop and smell the roses."


Walter Hagen, 1936

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