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Romanesque church
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Romanesque architecture.
Church and cathedral façades and external decoration
Romanesque church façades, generally to the west end of the building, are usually symmetrical, have a large central portal made significant by its mouldings or porch, and an arrangement of arched-topped windows. In Italy there is often a single central ocular or wheel window. The common decorative feature is arcading.