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So... this is the challenge 2!
🏰 CHALLENGE 2: DISCOVER CARLOMAGNO'S LEGACY!
This week, we are travelling back to the time of Charlemagne (Carlomagno), one of the most powerful rulers of the Middle Ages!
🔎 Look carefully at the picture and investigate!
Answer these questions in one comment on the blog:
What is this building? What was it used for?
Where is it located? In which present-day country can you find it?
Who ordered it to be built, and what was its connection to Charlemagne?
Find one interesting fact about this building that you didn't know before.
⚠️ Remember: Don't copy and paste! Use your own words and write complete sentences.
🏆 The most interesting and well-explained comment wins a card!
This building is the Palatine Chapel, which is the most famous and historical part of the Aachen Cathedral. It was used as a private royal chapel for prayer and religious ceremonies, as well as a place where Charlemagne and his court could worship. It was also a symbol of his power and his ambition to revive the glory of the Roman Empire. It is located in Aachen, in the Kingdom of the Franks ( present-day Western Germany). Charlemagne ordered it to be built. It started to be built around 792 A.D. It served as his royal chapel, symbolising his Christian faith and imperial power. When he died in 814, he was buried there. An interesting fact is that Charlemagne's throne is still there today. Made of marble slabs, the throne sits on an upper gallery inside the chapel.
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