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The "Aachener Dom" in #Aachen 🇩🇪, also known as the Imperial Cathedral, is one of Europe's oldest cathedrals. Its core is the Carolingian Palatine Chapel, built c. 796-805 by Emperor Charlemagne as his royal chapel. Designed by Odo of Metz in an octagonal plan (domed octagon with 14m span, 31m height), it draws from Byzantine models like San Vitale in Ravenna, featuring a two-storey ambulatory, mosaics, and innovative dome north of the Alps. Charlemagne was buried here in 814. Later Gothic choir additions and a westwork expanded it. It served as coronation church for 30+ German kings.
