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- The Normans built numerous castles, including the central part of the Tower of London, to consolidate power and defend territory.
- Many cathedrals from the Norman age were initially constructed in the Romanesque style, characterized by rounded arches and solid structures.
- Norman art, which began in England, eventually evolved and spread throughout Europe.
- Gothic style, featuring pointed arches and soaring spires, eventually prevailed, mixing with Romanesque elements in many structures.
- Monuments like the Tower of London and Notre Dame display a blend of both Romanesque and Gothic architectural features.
During their dominion the Normans built a great deal of castles in order to consolidate the king's power and to protect/ defend the territory. Even the central part of the Tower of London was built during the Norman age, more precisely during William’s reign, immediately after the conquest (He brought directly from Normandy the stones with which he built the tower).
A great deal of cathedrals date/ trace back to Norman age.
At first when they started building their early monuments they followed/ imitated/ built them in the Romanesque style which is a bit different from the Gothic one that represents the final evolution of Norman art.
Later on Gothic style started prevailing; it had completely different features: pointed arches, soaring spires and soaring heights. The presence of both styles can be observed/it’s possible to be seen in some monuments for example the Tower of London or Notre Dame because over the years different and successive bishops continuously added new elements to the original structures and rebuilt/ modified the preexisting structures. In many cathedrals these two styles mixed/ fused/ mingled for this reason.
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