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Palatine Chapel, Aachen

c. 800 · 9th century

The Palatine Chapel at Aachen is the octagonal chapel that Charlemagne built for his palace around 800, modelled on Byzantine churches such as San Vitale in Ravenna. Charlemagne was buried there in 814, and German kings were crowned there for six centuries. It forms the core of Aachen Cathedral, among the first sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1978.

Palatine Chapel, Aachen
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Free Imperial City of Aachen

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Palatine Chapel, Aachen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/palatine-chapel-aachen
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