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ARCH 249
Survey of World Architectural History I
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Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany General exterior view Source: "Cathédrale d'Aix-la-Chapelle 01" by Alex Riechert - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cath%C3%A9drale_d%27Aix-la-Chapelle_01.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Cath%C3%A9drale_d%27Aix-la-Chapelle_01.jpg
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Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany General exterior view Source: "Aachener Dom Pfalzkapelle vom Münsterplatz 2014" by CaS2000 - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aachener_Dom_Pfalzkapelle_vom_M%C3%BCnsterplatz_2014.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Aachener_Dom_Pfalzkapelle_vom_M%C3%BCnsterplatz_2014.jpg
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Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany Exterior view of dome Source: "Aachen Kaiserdom Kuppel 6" by Zairon - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aachen_Kaiserdom_Kuppel_6.JPG#mediaviewer/File:Aachen_Kaiserdom_Kuppel_6.JPG
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Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany Interior view Source: "Aix dom int vue cote" by Velvet - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aix_dom_int_vue_cote.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Aix_dom_int_vue_cote.jpg
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Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany Interior view of altar Source: "Aachener1723aDom" by Bojin - Bojin, on request by Túrelio. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aachener1723aDom.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Aachener1723aDom.jpg
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Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany Interior of dome with mosaics Source: "Aachener Dom Kuppel Oktogon 2014" by CaS2000 - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aachener_Dom_Kuppel_Oktogon_2014.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Aachener_Dom_Kuppel_Oktogon_2014.jpg
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Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany Throne of Charlemagne Source: "Königsthron Aachener Dom" by Holger Weinandt - photograph by Holger Weinandt. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg#mediaviewer/File:K%C3%B6nigsthron_Aachener_Dom.jpg
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Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany Plan Source: "AaachenChapelDB" by derivative work: MaEr (talk)AaachenChapelDB.jpg: Original uploader was Wetman at en.wikipedia - AaachenChapelDB.jpg. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg#mediaviewer/File:AaachenChapelDB.svg
Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany
Date: 792-805 CE