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The Palace of Aachen was a group of buildings with residential, political, and religious purposes chosen by Charlemagne to be the center of power of the Carolingian Empire. The palace was located north of the current city of Aachen , today in the German Land (or state) of North Rhine-Westphalia .
The Palatine Chapel in Aachen is an early medieval chapel and remaining component of Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen in what is now Germany. Although the palace itself no longer exists, the chapel was preserved and now forms the central part of Aachen Cathedral. It is Aachen's major landmark and a central monument of the Carolingian Renaissance ...
Aachen Cathedral c. 1900 To celebrate 1200 Years of Aachen Cathedral in 2000, the Federal Republic of Germany issued these commemorative stamps. 768–800: Aachen was the residence of Charlemagne. Construction of the palace (in the location of the modern Rathaus and Aachen Cathedral) on the site of a
The Throne of Charlemagne (German: Karlsthron or Aachener Königsthron, "Royal Throne of Aachen") is a throne erected in the 790s by Charlemagne, as one of the fittings of his palatine chapel in Aachen (today's Aachen Cathedral) and placed in the Octagon of the church.
Palatine Chapel (Octagon) in Aachen, Germany, now the central part of the cathedral Lorsch monastery gatehouse, Lorsch, Germany. Carolingian architecture is the style of north European Pre-Romanesque architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late 8th and 9th centuries, when the Carolingian dynasty dominated west European politics.
Karlsschrein at Aachen Cathedral Front gable end Detail: Charlemagne enthroned between church officials. The Karlsschrein (English: Shrine of Charlemagne) is located in Aachen Cathedral and contains the remains of Charlemagne. It was completed in 1215 in Aachen at the command of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.
The statue of Charlemagne is a prominent public sculpture representing Charlemagne in Aachen. It was first erected in 1620 on the Marktplatz in front of Aachen Town Hall, as part of the monumental Karlsbrunnen fountain. The statue now standing on the Karlsbrunnen is a 1969 copy, and the original has been kept since 2014 at the nearby Centre ...
Inside view of the Palatine Chapel, by Odo of Metz Oratory of Germigny-des-Prés, by Odo of Metz. Odo of Metz [a] or Eudes of Metz(fl. c. 806 – c. 811) was a Frankish [1] architect, considered of Armenian origin, [2] [3] who lived in the Carolingian Empire during Charlemagne's reign.
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