Imperial Palace of Goslar
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The Imperial Palace of Goslar is a historical building complex at the foot of the Rammelsberg hill in the south of the town of Goslar north of the Harz mountains, central Germany. It covers an area of
The Kaiserhaus of the Imperial Palace
St. Ulrich chapel at the Kaiserpfalz
Rear of the Kaiserhaus
The Kaiserhaus at night
Kaiserpfalz
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The term Kaiserpfalz or Königspfalz refers to a number of palaces and castles across the Holy Roman Empire that served as temporary seats of power for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Early and High Midd
Imperial Palace of Goslar
…in the late 19th century, was a favourite imperial residence, especially for the Salian emperors. As early as the 11th century, the buildings of the imperial palace had already so impressed the chronicler Lambert of Hersfeld that he described it as the "most famous residence in the empire". Since 1992, the palace…
Model of the Royal Pfalz at Frankfurt with the Salvator palace chapel from the 9th century, in the background the main house, used from the 8th to 11th centuries. Today, Frankfurt Cathedral stands on the site of the palace chapel; the foundations of the aula regia can be seen as an excavation. The cathedral served as the location of elections (and sometimes coronations) of the kings and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire since 1147.
Digital reconstruction of the aula regia of Ingelheim Imperial Palace (around 790)
The reconstructed aula regia of the Paderborn pfalz, built around 1015. The lighter stones and the foundations are original.