European Medieval Architecture In North America
Medieval architecture in North America is an anachronism. Some structures in North America can however be classified as medieval, either by style of construction, by age or origin. In some rare cases these structures are seen as evidence on pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact. Independent of whether one believes in the disputed pseudoscience, these buildings are of interest to American scholars of medieval architecture.
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