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  1. English term for Romanesque, the style of
  2. architecture used in England 11th-12th
  3. centuries. Norman buildings are massive, with
  4. round arches (although trefoil arches are
  5. sometimes used for small openings).
  6. Buttresses are of slight projection, and
  7. vaults are barrel-roofed. Examples in England
  8. include the Keep of the Tower of London, and
  9. parts of the cathedrals of Chichester,
  10. Gloucester, and Ely.
  11.