Palatine Chapel
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Church
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| Built: | 792 - 805 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe |
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Technical Information
Materials
| piers |
stone
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| arches |
stone
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| columns |
stone
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Chronology
| 983 | Restoration. |
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| 1881 | Restoration. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Great Buildings Online: Aachen cathedral
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Great Buildings Online: The Palatine Chapel
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JF Bradu: Mosaïques: Germigny: Le palais d'Aix-la-Chapelle
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L'architecture religieuse en Occident: Cathédrale d'Aix la Chapelle (Aachen)
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New Advent: Aachen
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Sacred Destinations: Aachen Cathedral
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UNESCO: Cathédrale d'Aix-la-Chapelle
Relevant Publications
- Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France), ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 246-247
- Carolingian and Romanesque Architecture 800-1200 (4th edition), Yale University Press, New Haven (USA), ISBN 0300052987, 1993; pp. 46-51
- L'empire carolingien, Gallimard. L'univers des formes, Paris (France), 1968
- La chapelle palatine de Charlemagne à Aix-la-Chapelle, in "Dossiers d'Archéologie", September - October 1978, n. 30
- Baudynamische Untersuchung des Aachener Doms unter Erdbebenbelastung, in "Bautechnik", October 2003, n. 10 v. 80
- Architektur und Geschichte in Deutschland, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3980947114, 2006; pp. 16-17
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0003184 |
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| Created: | 02/03/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |
