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- Sainte-Chapelle, in the courtyard of the royal palace on the Île de la Cité (now part of a later administrative complex known as La Conciergerie), was built to house Louis IX 's collection of relics of Christ, which included the crown of thorns, the Image of Edessa, and some thirty other items.
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Palatine Chapel, private chapel associated with a residence, especially of an emperor. Many of the early Christian emperors built private churches in their palaces—often more than one—as described in literary sources of the Byzantine period.
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- Carolingian art and the classical revival
- Two important models (the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and San Vitale in Ravenna)
The Palatine Chapel at Aachen is the most well-known and best-preserved
building. It is also an excellent example of the classical revival style that characterized the architecture of Charlemagne’s reign. The exact dates of the chapel’s construction are unclear, but we do know that this palace chapel was dedicated to Christ and the Virgin Mary by Pope Leo III in a ceremony in 805, five years after Leo promoted Charlemagne from king to Holy Roman Emperor. The dedication took place about twenty years after Charlemagne moved the capital of the Frankish kingdom from Ravenna, in what is now Italy, to Aachen, in what is now Germany.
The chapel’s classical style also referenced its Roman imperial lineage, particularly in its imitation of two significant Christian buildings: the
in Jerusalem and San Vitale in Ravenna. The faithful believe that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem contains the site of the crucifixion of Christ and the tomb from which he rose. The Holy Sepulchre’s building program was started in 325 C.E. by Constantine’s mother, Saint Helena, and completed in 335. The
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is echoed in the plan of the Palatine Chapel. However, the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is composed of two main buildings—in addition to the rotunda that covers the tomb is a similar structure over the traditionally-accepted location of the crucifixion. The Holy Sepulchre may also have been the inspiration for the lion-head knockers of the chapel’s bronze doors (below).
Because it didn’t receive extensive additions like the Holy Sepulchre, the San Vitale Chapel at Ravenna is probably the best comparison for what the Palatine Chapel would have looked like before its Gothic renovations. San Vitale is a small octagonal church, with a centralized plan and a two-story ambulatory (below).
Dec 6, 2023 · The Palatine Chapel at Aachen is the most well-known and best-preserved Carolingian building. It is also an excellent example of the classical revival style that characterized the architecture of Charlemagne’s reign.
Jan 2, 2024 · The UNESCO-listed Norman Palace, Palazzo dei Normanni, is the top historic attraction in Palermo Sicily. It houses the Palatine Chapel, an extraordinary space filled with glittering Byzantine style mosaics. French author Guy de Maupassant once described the chapel as “the finest religious jewel dreamed up by the human mind.”
The Palatine Chapel is a site that alone makes a visit to Palermo worthwhile. Begun in 1130, the year of Roger II's coronation as the first king of Sicily, it was completed in 13 years and consecrated, as an inscription in the dome attests, in 1143.
The Palatine Chapel in Aachen is an early medieval chapel and remaining component of Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen in what is now Germany. Although the palace itself no longer exists, the chapel was preserved and now forms the central part of Aachen Cathedral. It is Aachen's major landmark and a central monument of the Carolingian Renaissance ...
Feb 6, 2023 · What is the Palatine Chapel? The Palatine Chapel in Aachen, Germany, is one of the most famous examples of a palatine chapel, defined as a religious structure built by a ruler...
