Back Palacio d'Aquisgrán AN قصر آخن Arabic Palau d'Aquisgrà Catalan Aachener Königspfalz German Palaco de Aachen Esperanto Palacio de Aquisgrán Spanish Aacheni loss Estonian Akisgrango jauregia Basque Palais d'Aix-la-Chapelle French Palacio de Aquisgrán Galician
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The Palace of Aachen was a group of buildings with residential, political, and religious purposes chosen by Charlemagne to be the center of power of the Carolingian Empire. The palace was located north of the current city of Aachen, today in the German Land (or state) of North Rhine-Westphalia. Most of the Carolingian palace was built in the 790s but the works went on until Charlemagne's death in 814. The plans, drawn by Odo of Metz, were part of the program of renovation of the kingdom decided by the ruler. Today much of the palace is ruined, but the Palatine Chapel has been preserved and is considered a masterpiece of Carolingian architecture and a characteristic example of architecture from the Carolingian Renaissance.
