UNESCO World Heritage Site component
E789513
Carolingian architecture monument
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
church building
medieval royal chapel
The UNESCO World Heritage Site component is the Palatine Chapel, a renowned medieval royal chapel in Aachen, Germany, celebrated for its Carolingian architecture and historical significance as part of Charlemagne’s palace complex.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palatine Chapel (Aachen) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carolingian architecture monument
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ church building ⓘ medieval royal chapel ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Aachen Cathedral Chapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Odo of Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Byzantine-influenced architecture
ⓘ
Carolingian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Odo of Metz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Carolingian architecture in Germany
ⓘ
Royal chapel ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 805 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Aachen Cathedral, Coronation Church of Kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of Germany ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Carolingian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 8th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | San Vitale, Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aachen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
domed octagon
ⓘ
imperial throne gallery (westwork) ⓘ mosaic decoration ⓘ octagonal central plan ⓘ two-story ambulatory ⓘ |
| owner | Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aachen Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aachen Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlemagne’s palace complex in Aachen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
core of Charlemagne’s imperial palace
ⓘ
model for later medieval palace chapels ⓘ |
| startDate | circa 792 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 3 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial coronation ceremonies
ⓘ
royal liturgical functions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.