The pre-Romanesque period in European art spans the years from the emergence of the Merovingian kingdom around 500 AD to the beginning of the Romanesque period in the 11th century. While the term is t
The royal palace, later church, of Santa María del Naranco, an example of Asturian architecture of the Ramirense period
The interior of the Church of São Pedro da Lourosa in Lourosa, Portugal
Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Kopčany in Kopčany, Slovakia, 9th–10th centuries
Baptistery of Aix Cathedral, built by the Merovingians, AD 500
Palatine Chapel, Aachen
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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
Exterior view
Interior view
Throne of Charlemagne in the palace chapel
Sunset view of the Palatine Chapel