Aachen

Charlemagne had established many important constructions in Aachen, but the most important one is the Palace of Aachen in the north-west of Germany. It was made by Charlemagne as the centre of power for his Carolingian Empire. It is made up of a collection of residential, political, and religious buildings used by Charlemagne for his centre of power, the Carolingian Empire. It was a very important architectural project for the Carolingian renaissance. The palace was designed by Odo of Metz and was built mostly in the 790s, but it was a work that continued until the death of Charlemagne in 814. Nowadays, most of the palace has been destroyed but its chapel and is part of the Aachen cathedral which is one another important piece of Architecture made in Aachen. This is a picture of what experts think his palace would have looked like.