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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 ...
Possible reconstruction of Palace of Aachen, as built in the 790s. At the back is the Palatine Chapel, today the rotunda of Aachen Cathedral, in the foreground the aula regia (on the site of today's Aachen Town Hall, with the tower still standing). On the left the imperial bath spa.
Aachen Cathedral (German: Aachener Dom) is a Catholic church in Aachen, Germany and the cathedral of the Diocese of Aachen. One of the oldest cathedral buildings in Europe, it was constructed as the royal chapel of the Palace of Aachen of Emperor Charlemagne , who was buried there in 814.
The French emperor visited Aachen cathedral on 2 October 1804, and did not sit on the throne, out of respect. [ 1 ] 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 ...
Marienschrein at Aachen Cathedral The Marienschrein (Shrine of Mary) in Aachen Cathedral is a reliquary , donated on the order of the chapter of Mary around 1220 and consecrated in 1239. Along with the Karlsschrein , the artwork, which is from the transitional period between romanesque and gothic , is among the most important goldsmith works of ...
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.
Verein für Kunde der Aachener Vorzeit (history association) founded. Population: 95,321. 1888 – Church of St. James built. [12] 1890 – Population: 103,470. [4] 1895 – Electric tram begins operating. 1897 – Burtscheid becomes part of Aachen. 1900 – Alemannia Aachen football club formed.
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.