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Ottonian architecture is an architectural style which evolved during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great. The style was found in Germany and lasted from the mid 10th century until the mid 11th century.

Ottonian architecture draws its inspiration from Carolingian and Byzantine architecture. Apart from some examples influenced by the octagonal Palatine Chapel at Aachen such as Ottmarsheim (11th century, Alsace) and the apse of the abbey of the Holy Trinity at Essen, religious architecture tends to diverge from the centralised plan. Inspiration though from the Roman basilica remains concurrent, and Ottonian architecture preserves the Carolingian double ended feature with apses at either end of the church.[citation needed]

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 * St Bartholomew's Church, Liège, Belgium.
 * Church of St. Gertrude, Nivelles, Belgium (1046)
 * Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim, Germany (1010–33)
 * Abbey Church of Gernrode (960–965, apparently the first in Europe to have a tribune gallery)

See also[edit]

 * Ottonian art
 * Ottonian Renaissance
 * Category:Ottonian architecture

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'''Ottonian architecture also draws from Christian art.  This style of architecture is an example of a combination of Christian architecture as well as Germanic and Mediterranean styles. '''

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'''Ottonian architecture, especially in the creation of churches, are influenced by the Roman basilica. The churches from this era feature long naves and apses. The architectural engineering of the building relied heavily on mathematics, which can be seen in how Ottonian structures measurements are calculated by square unit and in how symmetrical the interior and exterior layouts are.  A distinct feature of this style are thin strips on the outer walls of buildings made out of stone. This design feature was derived from Italy and Roman architectural styles. This can be especially seen churches from this period and is typically just used as a design feature. In the Ottonian and Carolingian churches, the use of several alters, transepts, as well as crypts became more prominent. Ottonian architecture plays a role in the rituals of the Holy Roman Empire, such as the coronations of Emperor's. Brother of Otto the Great, Bruno of Cologne, worked to design, construct as well as reconstruct many buildings in the Ottonian architectural style. For example, churches such as St. Martin, St. Gereon, St. Cecilia were all projects he had influence and worked on as well as many more. However, his most notable work was on St. Pantaleon at Cologne.'''

St. Pantaleon
'''During the tenth century, Bruno of Cologne, who is also the younger brother of King Otto the Great, was in charge of many construction projects such as the Church of St. Pantaleon. This Ottonian church then later became the burial place for Bruno as well as Otto the Second's wife, Theophanou. The church was initially built during the ninth century and was made to look like a Latin cross, but was renovated during the tenth, which makes the structure it an Ottonian structure. The original structure had a nave roof made of wood, an apse in the shape of a semicircle that was shallow, and a west-facing large entrance with two large towers which is known as a westwork. It also had a detached structure approximately twenty meters away from the church which was thought to be the baptistery based on it's shape. The Church of St. Pantaleon is located in present day Cologne, Germany which was a part of the Holy Roman Empire during the reconstruction of the church and was located past the Carolingian Cologne where the church was first constructed. St. Pantaleon's renovation created apse shaped chapels in place of the wings of the church on either side of the building along with new walls both inside and outside of the structure.  It is suggested that St. Pantaleon derives from fourth through fifth century Italian style of architecture from northern Italy, due to it's form. This can especially be seen in the shape of St. Pantaleon's baptistery compared to those in Italy as well as in Asia Minor and France, but most notably with northern Italy.'''