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The cathedral obtained its present shape in the course of more than a millennium. The core of the Aachen cathedral is the Palatine Chapel; being surprisingly small in comparison to the later additions, at the time of its construction it was the largest dome north of the Alps. Its fascinating architecture with Classical, Byzantine and Germanic-Franconian elements is the essence of a monumental building of great importance: for 600 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen cathedral was the church of coronation for 30 emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
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The cathedral obtained its present shape in the course of more than a millennium. The core of the Aachen cathedral is the Palatine Chapel; being surprisingly small in comparison to the later additions, at the time of its construction it was the largest dome north of the Alps. Its fascinating architecture with Classical, Byzantine and Germanic-Franconian elements is the essence of a monumental building of great importance: for 600 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen cathedral was the church of coronation for 30 emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
Location Aachen (Germany) Subject Ancient Times, Architecture, Church, Mediaeval Times, Romanesque / Gothic
Picture name 4826_DSCF0149.jpg Picture size 601x800 pixel, 123,168 bytes
Date Sunday, August 6, 2006 Exposure Time 10/5000 (0.0020 s)
Focal Length 1270/100 (12.70 mm) ISO Speed Ratings 200
Aperture f/7.0 Make FUJIFILM
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Exposure Program Normal program    
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