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Aachen Cathedral

Only in Aachen there is a building that so closely with Charlemagne connected: his palace chapel, in a different context, Mary's Church, Collegiate Church, Munster called the Aachen Cathedral. This structure is one of the best preserved monuments of the Carolingian period, its historical significance is as undisputed as its important role in the European architectural history. The manifestation of a "New Rome" - Charlemagne dreamed the Great A reality, as he faced the end of the 8th Century transformed his father's royal court in Aachen in a palace of the rank of an imperial residence. Where the City Hall, he left his palatium, built his palace. For the Christian king, it was natural that he built next to his residence and a church. Already under Charlemagne's father Pippin, a small Christian church was erected on the altar stood is now the Emperor Charles Palatine Chapel. His contemporaries have taken the "beautiful and admirable work of the Church" directly due to the influence of Charlemagne. Odo of Metz, the architect succeeded in the religious and political thought of Charles the Great based on Western and Eastern Roman building traditions masterfully transformed into a unique building. The Aachen Mary's Church is the earliest large dome-vaulted building north of the Alps and remains in this part of Europe for four centuries, the highest vaulted interior.

Ad Aquisgrana c'è una costruzione che è strettamente legata a Carlo Magno la sua Pfalzkappelle, detta anche Mary's Church, Collegiate Church cioè il Duomo Aquisgrana Tues. Questa costruzione è il miglior monumento del periodo che ci è carolingio pervenuto. Il suo significato storico è sicuramente per la sua indiscutibile nella storia testimonianza dell'Architettura European Union.
This cathedral was supposed to represent the second Charlemagne, the manifestation of "New Rome", he wanted his dream to become reality, when towards the end of 'the eighth century palace transformed into a palace residence of his kingdom. Charlemagne began the construction of the chapel in 786. At his death he was buried in the cathedral where the remains are still kept in a casket.
Where today is the Town Hall, Rathaus, he built his Pfalz his Palatium. For Christianity was clear that a residence next to the building of a church, the Carolingian octagon is central, west choir of the Gothic style, to the east are the side chapels.