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Romanesque architecture
- In Western architecture: Aquitaine, Languedoc, and Auvergne

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Updated for the 2016 reorganization of French régions.	Michael Ray	Sep 22, 2017
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	May 02, 2011
	Added new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Poitou (Traditional province, France).	Kanchan Gupta	May 05, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998