Palace of Aachen
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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 in t
The construction of Aachen, illumination by Jean Fouquet, in the Grandes Chroniques de France, 15th century. Charlemagne is in the foreground.
Carolingian Empire and its capital, Aachen, in the early 9th century.
Statue of Charlemagne in front of Aachen's city hall
Model of the Palace of Aachen
Aachen Town Hall
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Aachen Town Hall is a landmark of cultural significance located in the Altstadt of Aachen, Germany. It was built in the Gothic style in the first half of the 14th century.
Palace of Aachen
…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. The Palace of Aachen was a group of buildings with residential, political, and…
Aachen Town Hall seen from the cathedral, with the Granus Tower of the former Aula Regia of the Palace of Aachen on the right. The tower from the 790s was raised higher when the town hall was built.
Drawing by Albrecht Dürer in 1520
Engraving by Matthäus Merian in 1647
Torsos of the Three Kings relief, from the 14th century