Aachener Dom
Cathedral in Aachen, Germany, dating from 0801
Aachen Cathedral (German: Aachener Dom) is a Catholic church in Aachen, Germany, and the cathedral of the Diocese of Aachen. One of the oldest cathedral buildings in Europe, it was constructed as the royal chapel of the Palace of Aachen of Emperor Charlemagne, who was buried there in 814. From 936 to 1531, the original Palatine Chapel saw the coronation of thirty-one German kings. Later, much expanded, it was a minster and collegiate church, becoming a cathedral briefly from 1803 to 1825, and again in 1930 when the Diocese of Aachen was revived. In 1978, Aachen Cathedral was one of the first 1
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- Type:
- Cathedral
- Period:
- 0801
- Where:
- Aachen, Germany
- Coordinates:
- 50.77°N, 6.08°E
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