weddings in the Middle Ages were celebrated outside, in front of the church door ...' The first addition to the nave was often a tower at its west end. Although some towers were round, especially ...

Monastery architecture was pretty basic in the early Middle Ages. Around the 10th century, though, French architects developed a new style that demonstrated the Church’s increasing influence and ...

Churches featured round Roman style arches ... feudal Europe was mired in the relative darkness of the early Middle Ages, but sophisticated societies thrived to the east and south.

A church was built there in the ninth century ... Stonecutting had fallen into abeyance during the early Middle Ages, when blocks from old edifices were reused. Thanks to the industry of the ...