gno. He diedat Aix-la-Chapelle in 814, and was buriedwith great pomp. Victor Hugo gives Aix-la-Chapelle as the place of his birth, whichis manifestly an error. Charlemagnes body was placed in the tomb—Jin a sitting posture, and three centuries later 282 Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine was… … mortal of the great Charlemagne are gone,but his memory still lives in an enduring mon-ument in the cathedral. The cathedral is wonderful for its antiquaryand charming to all who come within its spell;furthermore it forms a shrine for hero-wor-shippers which should not be neglected. Cathedrals and…
Cathedrals · Rhine River Valley -- Description and travel
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