Abstract
One of the problems least resolved in the architectural history of the early Middle Ages is that of the origin and the source of the two-tower façade. We know that this scheme came into use some time during the eleventh century in France, Germany, and elsewhere, but beyond that we know very little indeed. A number of theories as to the origin and source of this motif have been brought forward, usually in the form of suggestions within the framework of a larger subject, but the problem itself has never been specifically dealt with in detail or at any length. A discussion of this problem must deal with two distinct questions: where in Western Europe was the motif of the two-tower façade first used during the Romanesque period, and what is the ultimate source of this motif?
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