Aachen Cathedral

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	250px The Cathedral in 2014
Basic information
Location	Aachen, Germany
Geographic coordinates	50°46′29.1″N 6°5′2.12″E / 50.774750°N 6.0839222°ECoordinates: 50°46′29.1″N 6°5′2.12″E / 50.774750°N 6.0839222°E
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Diocese of Aachen
Year consecrated	805
Architectural description
Architectural type	Cathedral
Architectural style	Carolingian, Ottonian, Gothic
Groundbreaking	796

Aachen Cathedral (German: Aachener Dom) is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, Germany. It is one of the oldest cathedrals in Europe. Emperor Charlemagne ordered for it to be built in 796.^[1] He was buried there when he died. The church was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. It was one of the first World Heritage Sites listed.^[2]

The building uses several types of architecture. The choir is built in a Gothic style. The core of the building is a chapel built in a Carolingian-Romanesque style. There are small parts that also use an Ottonian style, including an area around the throne.^[3]^[4]

Gallery

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Cathedral exterior
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Exterior of the Palatine Chapel
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Interior of the Palatine Chapel
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Mosaics
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Mosaics
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Shrine of Charlemagne (1215)
Reliquary bust of Charlemagne (treasury)
Cross of Lothair (~ 1000) (treasury)
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Statue of St. Stephen outside the Ungarnkapelle (Chapel of Hungary)

Animation of Aachen cathedral (English subtitles)
Floorplan of Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel
Aachen, Dom, Oktogon
The Barbarossa chandelier under the dome of the Octagon
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Lion head doorknocker of the Carolingian Wolf's Door
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Aachen Cathedral seen from the west
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Bronze pine cone in the entrance hall
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View from west-south-west at night
Annakapelle on the left, Matthiaskapelle (Chapel of St Matthew) on the right
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Karlsthron (Throne of Charlemagne)