Construction of this palatine chapel, with its octagonal basilica and cupola, began c. 790-800 under the Emperor Charlemagne. Originally inspired by the churches of the Eastern part of the Holy Roman ...

The piece used for Charlemagne’s shroud was used when he was re-interred in his shrine in Aachen Cathedral, Germany, in 1215, 401 years after he died. The shroud is a complete piece of cloth so ...

This is not only a crown; it is the echo of Charlemagne’s chapel in Aachen and reminiscent of imperial churches in Constantinople and Ravenna. The four enamel plaques show three Old Testament ...