UNESCO World Heritage Site component

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site component is the Palatine Chapel, a renowned medieval royal chapel in Aachen, Germany, celebrated for its Carolingian architecture and historical significance as part of Charlemagne’s palace complex.

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UNESCO World Heritage Site component canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carolingian architecture monument ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
church building ⓘ
medieval royal chapel ⓘ
administeredBy Aachen Cathedral Chapter ⓘ
architect Odo of Metz ⓘ
architecturalStyle Byzantine-influenced architecture ⓘ
Carolingian architecture ⓘ
builder Odo of Metz ⓘ
category Carolingian architecture in Germany ⓘ
Royal chapel ⓘ
commissionedBy Charlemagne ⓘ
completionDate circa 805 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
floorCount 2 ⓘ
heritageDesignation Aachen Cathedral, Coronation Church of Kings ⓘ
linked to: Aachen Cathedral

UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument of Germany ⓘ
historicalPeriod Carolingian era ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian period
inception late 8th century ⓘ
influencedBy San Vitale, Ravenna ⓘ
locatedIn Aachen ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
notableFeature domed octagon ⓘ
imperial throne gallery (westwork) ⓘ
mosaic decoration ⓘ
octagonal central plan ⓘ
two-story ambulatory ⓘ
owner Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen ⓘ
partOf Aachen Cathedral ⓘ
Aachen Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Aachen Cathedral

Charlemagne’s palace complex in Aachen ⓘ
patron Charlemagne ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
significance core of Charlemagne’s imperial palace ⓘ
model for later medieval palace chapels ⓘ
startDate circa 792 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1978 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 3 ⓘ
usedFor imperial coronation ceremonies ⓘ
royal liturgical functions ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palatine Chapel → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
Aachen Cathedral octagon → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ