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Based on the picture seen below, identify Name of artist Title Location Century then analyze the subject depicted here, meaning of architectural sculpture and how it is used here, and what tympanum is. 

Which one of the following is the largest Romanesque church?

Which one of the following is known as a new church of the “pilgrimage type”?

From the documentary, Building the Great Cathedrals, Romanesque buildings are known for the use of round arches whereas Gothic buildings are known for the use of pointed arches which allowed the architects to build more vertical.

The invention of pendentives by the Charles the Great’s architects had a major influence to the Byzantium architectures.

Books of hours are private devotional books which were read throughout different times of a day.

During the Middle Ages, a new iconography emerged, which looked at the Virgin Mary and Christ as new Eve and Adam. 

French Gothic’s verticality had a major influence on the architectural designs and constructions of European countries including England and Italy.

During the Middle Ages, people believed that their worshipping places such as cathedrals and churches were representation of which one of the following?

Romanesque means Roman-like, which buildings resemble and incorporate characteristics of the ancient Roman architecture.