Stock Photo: Palatine Chapel Interior

Palatine

Image Details

Photo ID
3609
Title
Palatine Chapel Interior
Caption
Interior of the Palatine Chapel (786-805), the heart of Aachen Cathedral. The columns of the gallery are purely decorative, not bearing any weight of the arches. Charlemagne had 32 of them shipped from the ancient buildings of Rome and Ravenna. Most of them were looted in the French Revolution but 22 have since been returned and restored to their place in the gallery. The grilles between the pillars were cast of bronze under orders of Charlemagne for this cathedral. They have elaborate patterns with Roman, Celtic and Frankish influences, and are matched in pairs across from each other.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
January 8, 2008
Date Added
December 31, 2009
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
50.7746120° N, 6.0841140° E
Camera
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Focal Length
10 mm
ISO
400
File Size
3.75 MB
Full Resolution
3456 x 2304 pixels

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