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Palatine Chapel, Aachen
Church building in Aachen, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 preserved and now forms the central part of Aachen Cathedral. It is Aachen's major landmark and a central monument of the Carolingian Renaissance. The chapel held the remains of Charlemagne. Later it was appropriated by the Ottonians and coronations were held there from 936 to 1531.[1]
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As part of Aachen Cathedral, the chapel is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]