# Exterior view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ARCHITECT, Hungarian]() - Date: 1201-1250 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary In the Romanesque period the monastery churches in Hungary three-aisled vaulted hewn-stone buildings with twin tower façades and lavish external ornamentation. An example of these churches is the ruined church in Zsámbék. The construction of the church started as a part of a Premonstratensian monastery. It was the third consecutive church standing at the same site. The construction started in 1220, it was completed in the 13th century. It was a private family church, built by a single family, the gens Smaragd \(the family of Aynard\), and might have been the last of such churches in Hungary. The church was a three-nave basilica; the cloister was attached to one of the sides. The photo shows a view of the ruins. ## Related artworks - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Interior view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()