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====Domes==== {{see also|History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes#Holy Roman Empire}} Domes in Romanesque architecture are generally found within [[Crossing (architecture)|crossing tower]]s at the intersection of a church's [[nave]] and [[transept]], which conceal the domes externally.{{sfn|Stephenson|Hammond|Davi|2005|p=172}} Called a ''tiburio'', this tower-like structure often has a blind arcade near the roof.{{sfn|Jones|Murray|Murray|2013|p=512}} Romanesque domes are typically octagonal in plan and use corner [[squinch]]es to translate a square bay into a suitable octagonal base.<ref name=BF/> Octagonal cloister vaults appear "in connection with basilicas almost throughout Europe" between 1050 and 1100.{{sfn|Porter|1928|p=48}} The precise form differs from region to region.{{sfn|Stephenson|Hammond|Davi|2005|p=172}} <gallery mode="packed" caption="Vaults" heights="210px"> File:Saint-Savin nef.jpg|alt=A tall narrow church interior with rounds columns in delicate pastel colours that rise without interruption from floor to vault.|The painted barrel vault at the [[Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe]] is supported on tall marbled columns. File:Lisboa IMG 6823 (20933435239).jpg|The nave of [[Lisbon Cathedral]] is covered by a series of barrel vaults separated by transverse arches and has an upper, arched gallery (triforium). File:TournusTonnengewölbe.jpg|alt= A church interior of yellow stone with arches of alternating red and cream crossing the nave to support an unusual vaulting system.|The Church of [[St Philibert, Tournus]], has a series of transverse barrel vaults supported on [[diaphragm arch]]es. File:F08.Mozac.0191.JPG|alt=A narrow space with grey columns with ornate capitals supporting a plastered cross vault without ribs.|The aisle of the [[Mozac Abbey|Abbey Church at Mozac]] has groin vaults supported on transverse arches. File:Peterborough south choir aisle.JPG|alt=A side aisle with masonry of massive proportions is ribbed with arches of a bold profile.|The aisles at [[Peterborough Cathedral]] have quadripartite ribbed vaults. (The nave has an ancient painted wooden ceiling.) File:Abbaye aux hommes intérieur 03.jpeg|alt=A tall wide church of grey stone, elegantly vaulted with fine ribs.|The ribbed vaults at [[Abbaye aux Hommes|Saint-Étienne, Caen]], are sexpartite and span two bays of the nave. File:Speyer (DerHexer) 2010-12-19 014 vertical.jpg|The crossing of [[Speyer Cathedral]], Germany, has a dome on [[squinch]]es. </gallery>
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